The debate rages about the war in Iraq with Democrats hell bent to appease their anti war base before the next election. Victory in Iraq is not a concern for them as long as they obtain victory at the ballot box. When the war first started many of those now opposed voted to go to war but have changed their minds based upon the fear they will lose their jobs if they do not do something to bring the troops home.
Early on the Democrats accused President Bush of not listening to his leaders on the ground when they said they needed more troops. When the President sent more troops as the commanders requested, the Democrats went nuts. Now we have members of Congress from both sides of the aisle saying that the surge is not working and that we need to bring our troops home. These assessments run contrary to what the commanders on the ground are saying but the anti war, bring them home crown is not listening.
MG Rick Lynch, the commander of the Third ID, stated that he surge of troops was working and that he needs until spring to flush out all the bad guys and bring enough Iraqi soldiers in to secure his area of responsibility. The problem, he says, is there are not enough trained Iraqis and as soon as there are enough, they will be able to handle things on their own. He also stated that the Iraqi people have been helping find the bad guys. These people are tired of the brutality the terrorists are inflicting upon them and they recognize Americans as the good guys in the fight.
This is one of the commanders on the ground. Why is our Congress not listening to him and others? Why do people who have little exposure outside of DC insist on telling us what is going on in Iraq while they ignore the words of those who are there? Why are politicians more concerned with keeping their jobs than ensuring America wins this war? Why do they want us to lose?
We need to listen to the troops and ignore the bloviating idiots that infest the halls of Congress. We need to get behind our men and women in battle and make sure they have everything they need to win, including our support. This is the problem with those who oppose the war (including those who voted for it and now say they were fooled). They tell us they support the troops and they say they can do so while opposing “George Bush’s” war. They tell us they will provide our troops with everything they need but they constantly fail to provide support. In the case of Obama and Clinton, they do not support at all because they vote against spending packages that provide our troops with the things they need to win. These people do not deserve to be President.
It is high time every American got behind our troops and supported them 100%. If you want to pull your support from something then stop supporting members of Congress.
Vote against incumbents in the next election (including those in office running for President).
Source:
NYT