Posted on 09/10/2009 6:33:15 PM PDT by RobinMasters
“I don’t think there is a great deal of support for sending more troops to Afghanistan in the country or in Congress,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today.
The Democrats are an inherently pacifist party, not interested in using military force beyond America's borders.
Of course, two years ago, when they could use Afghanistan as a rhetorical tool to bash the Iraq War, Democrats thought sending more troops to Afghanistan was a sell idea. Pelosi included: "The war on terror is in Afghanistan. The fact that we weakened our commitment to Afghanistan in order to concentrate in Iraq has taken a toll. The vacuum that was created enabled the Taliban to make a comeback. What was interesting to me in Afghanistan was that the NATO commander there told us that this could be lost. Now I did not realize that the situation was that dire in Afghanistan. And we need more troops, but we also need more NATO troops."
Having given up in Iraq, Pelosi wants to give up in Afghanistan. Barack Obama could well turn into the Tony Blair of the United States, trying to hold fast to a hawkish position while leading a dovish party.
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Perfectly consistent with Democratic principles. Examples abound:
- Old: (R) gov in MA, Senate vacancy, Dims pass law to require election of replacement senator rather than direct appointment by gov. New: (D) gov in MA, Senate vacancy, Dims begin to talk about eliminating the same law.
- Old: “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism”. New: Dissenters are now “racists”, “right wing mobs”, etc.
- Old: Nation-building in Afghanistan BAD. New: Nation-building in Afghanistan GOOD.
In before SoCalPol’s standard “cut and run” reply.
LOL!
If there's no strategy for winning in Afghanistan, pull the plug.
Either that, or get used to more stories of our troops losing their lives due to McChrystal's Rules of Engagement.
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