"In war, there are two exit strategies. One is called victory. The other is called defeat."  – Senator Joe Lieberman

Senator Joe Lieberman is a liberal.  He and I would not agree on much.  The difference between him and many of his political colleagues, liberal and conservative, is that he gets it.  He understands that the outcome in Iraq, our pivotal battle in a global conflict, affects the security of the United States and will further define us in the eyes of our enemies for decades to come.  How we leave this fight will brand us as a nation that pursues it enemies to the end or one that lacks the will to sustain tough battles.  Our political failure and loss of national will in Vietnam three decades ago stand as evidence of that.

Many Americans seem content to concede defeat and withdraw into a perceived cocoon of safety - the same warm, fuzzy cocoon we lived in on September 10, 2001.  Politicians in general, bolstered by populist thinking and ignorant media, unlike Senator Lieberman, cannot view anything or situation outside the parameters of their personal political futures or the power of their political parties.  Politics as usual subjugates national security, your safety and mine.  The media is only interested in reporting on the politics of this war.  They’re concerned about who it might propel into the Whitehouse more so than what exit strategy number two means for our country.  Since 2000, the defeat and destruction of George Bush is more important to powerful media liberals and their political allies than is the defeat and destruction of Islamic fascism.  read the rest

Contributed by J D on January 15, 2007 at 07:18 PM in J D Pendry | Permalink

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