December 14, 2005
And when the history of these days is written....
From the President's speech yesterday...
...In our fight to keep America free, we'll never quit. We've lost wonderful Americans like Ryan McGlothlin. We cherish the memory of each one. We pray the loved ones -- pray for the loved ones they've left behind, and we count it a privilege to be citizens of a country they served. We also honor them by acknowledging that their sacrifice has brought us to this moment: the birth of a free and sovereign Iraqi nation that will be a friend of the United States, and a force for good in a troubled region of the world.
The story of freedom has just begun in the Middle East. And when the history of these days is written, it will tell how America once again defended its own freedom by using liberty to transform nations from bitter foes to strong allies. And history will say that this generation, like generations before, laid the foundation of peace for generations to come.
May God bless you all.
It's ironic that the people who castigate Bush for not deferring to our allies never acknowledge that many of them are our allies precisely because we liberated or conquered them with application of massive destructive force, and then took enormous pains and trouble to sponsor democracy and freedom in those places. Iraq may prove a better ally in the long run, because it has had the enormous advantage, unlike Germany or Japan, of having had to fight and bleed for its freedom.
Posted by John Weidner at December 14, 2005 10:27 PMSo how long do you think it will be before the first Democrat says, "Hey, I voted for the war too!"
Posted by: Mike Plaiss at December 15, 2005 08:32 AMThat's a great thought! I can hardly wait.
Posted by: j.anne at December 15, 2005 09:33 AMU.S. DEMOCRATS ARE NOT INNOCENT
Many of the comparisons between Iraq and Vietnam used by democrats are illogical. Our brave soldiers are volunteers, and not largely draftees as in the Vietnam War. In addition, the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq has now evolved into more of a "police action" than an actual war. In his decision to invade Iraq, President Bush’s only mistake was to trust incorrect intelligence reports. But many from the U.S. Democratic Party made the same type of mistake. For example:
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.
"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 (Vice-President under Clinton - ran for President in the year 2000)
"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is developing weapons of mass destruction."
Senator Ted Kennedy (Massachusetts), Sept. 27, 2002.
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force — if necessary — to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
Senator John F. Kerry (Massachusetts), Oct. 9, 2002.
“He (Saddam Hussein) has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaida members....Left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
Senator Hillary Clinton (New York), Oct 10, 2002
As you can see from the above, many democrats have very short memories when it comes to the judgments of leaders in their own political party.
Vincent Bemowski - Writer (U.S. Politics & World Affairs)
Menasha, Wisconsin
One possible explanation for the long delay by the administration in pushing back against the lying attacks on our troops and the War on Terror, is that now the Dems and the media have dug themselves in very deep, and will find it hard to song-and-dance their way back out of the hole...
Posted by: John Weidner at December 15, 2005 09:43 AMI think it was Tom Friedman who said of the Palestinians, "They never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity."
Someone needs to come up with a similar turn-of-phrase for the modern Democratic party.
Posted by: Mike Plaiss at December 15, 2005 09:53 AM"One possible explanation for the long delay by the administration in pushing back against the lying attacks on our troops and the War on Terror, is that now the Dems and the media have dug themselves in very deep, and will find it hard to song-and-dance their way back out of the hole..."
Bush has always loved playing rope-a-dope with his political opponents...I have been very concerned about him not fighting back for so long, but most of the time I've been concerned about his political strategies, he's been right and I've been wrong - it well may end up being the same thing here.
The only trouble with that is that the nonsense "Bush Lied" meme has gotten very deeply engrained...
Posted by: Ethan Hahn at December 15, 2005 01:22 PMDo you suppose the CIA could stop undermining the US government long enough to undermine Syria's or Iran's? You know, spread democracy instead of usurping it?
Oh right. That would actually be hard.
Forget I said anything.
Posted by: lyle at December 15, 2005 10:54 PMCheck out a site dedicated to the absurdity and satire nature of saying "It's All George Bush's Fault!"
http://www.itsallgeorgebushsfault.com
Regards,
Notta Libb
