2007.05.02 Dem Perfidy // Islamism Delenda Est Roundup Contributed by Bill Faith
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No safe way for U.S. to leave Iraq, experts warn
Debutantes of Defeat
House Fails to Override Bush Veto of Iraq War Spending Bill
Even A Liberal Notices: Democrats Are "Illiterate" And Willfully, Cynically Blind About Iraq
The mask slips in Palestine
Now What?
Freed UK sailors back in the Persian Gulf
If It’s Not Lost, How Can We Win?
If Entering Iraq Was a Mistake, Leaving Is Worse
Bush Keeps Vow to Veto War Funding Bill
The 'new' Democrats and the war
They Are Not Serious. They Are Not Patriotic.
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Jules Crittenden
George Bush with by the father of Marine Cpl. Dustin Derga, killed in Anbar May 8, 2005. Robert Derga wanted him to use the pen to veto that bill, and called to make sure he was going to do it.
Larry Gwin, former XO of 2/7 Cav, veteran of the Ia Drang battles of 1965 and author of “,” is very familiar with death in war. He has not been a great fan of this war but has stated all along that once troops are committed, the nation must be behind them to the end. He circulated the following among some friends the other day and said I could run it. The Democratic-controlled Congress is giving Gwin a flashback. I’m guessing he’s not the only one:
Another Grunt’s Rant on Iraq
Am I wrong, or am I wrong? It looks like there’s going to be a Constitutional crisis on the war in Iraq – a showdown between Congress and the President. Congress has voted to tie military funding to a timetable for withdrawal, and the President has vowed to veto their bill. That will put the burden back on Congress to reconsider legislation that will fund the war, i.e. support the troops, and if they refuse, the Defense Department’s budget is going to take a hit.
The Democrats insist that what they’re doing is obeying the will of the people, as demonstrated by the November elections that gave them a majority in both houses. What a crock that is! There never was any referendum on the war– just a straight election for representatives in the House and Senate, some of whom supported the war, and some of whom didn’t. It seems to me that the Democrats, who have a majority in both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994, now think they can ram a surrender down our throats in the name of the people, even though there has never been a specific referendum on making a stand or withdrawing in Iraq. So, who is right?
We’ll see. ...
What the Democrats are doing is akin to what we did in Vietnam by signing a peace agreement with the North Vietnamese, tantamount to bailing out on our allies’ without their concurrence, then departing with absolutely no intention of ever coming back, no matter what the North Vietnamese did. Congress also cut off financial support for South Vietnam after our departure. And sure as hell, as soon as we left, the North Vietnamese attacked south in full force, and for two more years, the two sides pounded each other until the more determined North, supported by Russia and China, won the war. And we veterans here at home who had fought and seen so many of our buddies die over there, had to keep our mouths shut and just take it.
And we felt the shame of defeat. Not a defeat we’d suffered, but a defeat of our national will. And that enraged me and made me feel ashamed. It took me more than forty years to get over it, and I still simmer when I think about it.
And we’re going to do it again, thanks to the Democrats in Congress. ...
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Contributed by Bill Faith on May 2, 2007 at 12:52 AM in , , , , |