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What our Commander in Chief has led us to in Iraq
ABC News ^ | 19, NOvember 2005 | Jeff Head

Posted on 11/19/2005 8:31:44 AM PST by Jeff Head

Edited on 11/19/2005 10:06:39 AM PST by Lead Moderator. [history]

Regarding Senator John Kerry's comments this morning (November 19, 2005) on Good Morning America's Weekend edition, where he said of President Bush and the War in Iraq, "What we need is a little more commander-in-chief, and a little less campaigner-in-chief,”...let's see, Mr. Kerry, President Bush took us to war in Iraq as the Commander in Chief. In the midst of that war, he defeated you in a presidential election where this very issue was the principle part of the deabte...and he defeated you with the largest voter turnout in the history of this country, by a clear majority. In that time and since, our military and diplomats, under his command and leadership, have:

  1. Completed the fastest, most effective military advance in military history.
  2. Defeated the 4th or 5th largest military in the world in quick fashion.
  3. Freed 30 million people from abject tyranny.
  4. Deposed one of the most ruthless tyrants of the last fifty years, along with his Ba'athist party.
  5. Destroyed all attempts by the remaining Ba'athists and their terrorist allies to regain the upper hand, killing the tyrant's two sons and capturing him in the process.
  6. Secured the vast majority of the nation and handed sovereignty back to the Iraqi people on schedule.
  7. Held the 2nd largest, freest vote in Iraqi history to vote on their own interim government, in the face of and despite terrorist attempts to thwart and disrupt that process.
  8. Had the interim Iraqi government develop and introduce a republican constitution on schedule, in the face of and despite terrorist attempts to thwart and disrupt that process.
  9. Held the largest free vote in Iraqi history to approve the constitution that the interim government proposed, with even the Sunni minority now participating in that vote, in the face of and despite terrorist attempts to thwart and disrupt that process.
  10. Assisted the Iraqis themselves in putting the former tyrant on trial for his crimes.
  11. Are preparing for what will undoubtedly be the new largest vote in Iraqi history to elect their own government under their new constitution, again, in the face of and despite terrorist attempts to thwart and disrupt that process.
  12. Trained an Iraqi military that is now actively taking major support and lead roles in fighting for their own free nation against their terrorist enemies, losing many more of their own lives, and spilling more of their own blood in that process than our own soldiers.
No, Mr. Kerry, your lame attempts to paint this historical mission and tremendous victory in negative terms and throw that negativity on the very leader who had the foresight and the commitment, in the face of abject corrupt opposition abroad and here at home, do not "carry" (or should that be "Kerry") any weight of moral certitude whatsoever. These attempts by yourself and others to try and use your political position to influence us to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory and, "cut and run", are nothing Moore than odorous political gas passing in the wind.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bush; bushlegacy; bushlegacyiniraq; cic; cutandrun; d; iraq; iraqifreedom; liiberalchickenshts; oif; wariniraq; waronterror; winningiraqifreedom
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To: Jeff Head
It's time, in the wake of last night,s historic congressional vote and the long overdue efforts by the GOP to speak plainly, to punctuate the historic nature of the victory our forces are winning in Iraq.

The greatest failing that I see in George W. Bush is that he is far from being a "Great Communicator".

Bush should have been saying what you just wrote, on a daily basis, until the American public could recite it from memory.

161 posted on 11/19/2005 1:07:21 PM PST by Polybius
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To: Polybius
"W" HAS done just that innumerable times. the mainSLIME press will not publish it.

they'd rather LIE to the dumb-bunny public.

it's called BREAD & CIRCUSES!

free dixie,sw

162 posted on 11/19/2005 1:09:58 PM PST by stand watie (Being a DAMNyankee is no better than being a RACIST. DYism is a LEARNED prejudice against dixie.)
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To: stand watie
elites are NOT believers in ANYTHING except POWER & MONEY (and getting MORE of BOTH!)

That is correct. And one must be psychotic to be successful at it. No kidding. No conscience.

163 posted on 11/19/2005 1:10:55 PM PST by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
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To: Lady Jag
VERY, oh, TOO very TRUE!

and totally RUTHLESS as well.

free dixie,sw

164 posted on 11/19/2005 1:13:03 PM PST by stand watie (Being a DAMNyankee is no better than being a RACIST. DYism is a LEARNED prejudice against dixie.)
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To: freema

Excellent! And what about Democrat sex? Manipulations, fabrications, payola, blackmail, and fraud, to be finished by being charged but not convicted by a spineless jury of its peers.

Yeah, I don't understand it, either, but I'm not a Democrat.


165 posted on 11/19/2005 1:29:10 PM PST by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
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To: stand watie
VERY, oh, TOO very TRUE!

And some of them are missing the most important part of their wardrobe...


166 posted on 11/19/2005 1:33:37 PM PST by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
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To: Lady Jag
what they SHOULD be wearing (imVho) are handcuffs, belly-chains & leg-shackles, on their way to the pen!

i'll volunteer to transport all of them, if the gov't will convict/sentence them for their crimes against LIBERTY (ex-SDUSM here).

i've said for a LONG time that we should:

1.cut all the Potomac bridges in the middle & float DC out into the atlantic to be an island

2. convert Wash,DC into a penal colony

3. 535 of the WORST criminals in the country are already there.

free dixie,sw

167 posted on 11/19/2005 1:40:02 PM PST by stand watie (Being a DAMNyankee is no better than being a RACIST. DYism is a LEARNED prejudice against dixie.)
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To: EGPWS
...Dumb and Dumber...most appropriate video...

Didn't see those movies, I saw a couple TV commercials when it was out. Why do people like those movies, because it helps them feel smarter?

168 posted on 11/19/2005 1:42:27 PM PST by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
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To: EGPWS
Why would ANYONE want to use their own money when someone else's is

They are scam artists and thieves. Taxation is robbery. Campaigning on a "rob from the rich, give to the poor lie" is a scam.

It's almost like "Democrat" has become "Devil" and "Rebublican" has become "Righteous".

169 posted on 11/19/2005 1:47:20 PM PST by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
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To: Jeff Head

I couldn't believe this came from ABCNews.com

Too bad.

It is just the John Kerry PR piece that is there.

I hate the MSM.


170 posted on 11/19/2005 2:06:19 PM PST by patriciaruth (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1346573/posts)
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To: stand watie
535 of the WORST criminals in the country are already there.

After that's done, install 535 people, randomly selected from phone books! You and me first.

171 posted on 11/19/2005 2:26:35 PM PST by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
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To: Lady Jag
It's almost like "Democrat" has become "Devil" and "Rebublican" has become "Righteous".

It's true the Democrat's have achieved their directive from "the Devil" and the Republicans are in a quandary as to contemplating how to react to such a revelation.

172 posted on 11/19/2005 2:30:41 PM PST by EGPWS
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To: Jeff Head

Terrific article. Wish we could send it to every member of Congress and to all the news mdias including Rush. It deserves a broad audience.

Thank you, Jeff for this excellent effort.


173 posted on 11/19/2005 2:31:56 PM PST by Countyline
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To: patriciaruth
I hate the MSM.

I take comfort in not being alone. ; )

174 posted on 11/19/2005 2:32:31 PM PST by EGPWS
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To: Lady Jag
install 535 people, randomly selected from phone books!

Honesty based upon confused political savvy may turn out to be the best scenario for all of us.

175 posted on 11/19/2005 2:36:07 PM PST by EGPWS
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To: Jeff Head
We've had the debates. We've had elections. Now it is time for all Americans to unite and support the troops and our war effort. If they can't do that, they should keep there comments to themselves and stay the hell out of the way. If they decide instead to provide aid and comfort to our enemies and those that would kill our troops and us, they should be called out, labeled for what they are and ostracized.
176 posted on 11/19/2005 2:45:34 PM PST by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: EGPWS
Honesty based upon confused political savvy may turn out to be the best scenario for all of us.

Americans are great. It's just the politicians that rot.

177 posted on 11/19/2005 2:47:56 PM PST by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
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To: softwarecreator
Yeah. A new PR machine really is going to do a lot of good when the conduit of that PR is in full scale work for the Dems mode. When are the Whine all the Time Choir going to wake up to the reality there is NO mythical silver bullet that the WH can fire and slay the Dinosaur Media. Quit sitting on your butts waiting for someone to deliver you a victory. Turn off the Dinosaurs Media. Cancel all your subscriptions. Urge everyone you know to do the same. Waiting for Bush to "fight back" is stupid. He fights back a dozen times a week. How many of those speeches have your read or heard? The "News" media is every bit as much your enemy as the DNC. Quit waiting for a miracle and whining when you do not get it.
178 posted on 11/19/2005 2:48:10 PM PST by MNJohnnie ("Cowards cut and run. Not Marines" Congresswoman Jean Schmidt (Republican))
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To: Jeff Head

Jeff,

Bravo!

Well chosen, truthful words defeat lies every day of the week, and twice on Sunday.


179 posted on 11/19/2005 2:50:05 PM PST by Pete'sWife (Dirt is for racing... asphalt is for getting there.)
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To: Lady Jag
Why do people like those movies, because it helps them feel smarter?

It helps them to cope with their decision to be politically liberal.

180 posted on 11/19/2005 2:51:12 PM PST by EGPWS
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