There is a small number of military personnel who are opposed to action in Iraq and who oppose President Bush, despite what certain trolls and people at the Daily Kos would have us believe. People cite donations to Ron Paul and outspoken critics like Wesley Clark as proof that a large number of people in the military oppose the President and our actions in Iraq and around the world. I speak to a a lot of military folks and most would love the war to be over but not until we have won. They do not want to be forced to leave in disgrace as we did in Vietnam, a war we were on the verge of winning until the Democrats stopped the flow of money. North Vietnam admitted it was on the verge of collapse and that the carpet bombing was taking its toll. Unfortunately, out government gave away the farm in Paris and this allowed the North Vietnamese to declare itself the victor despite the fact it lost every battle.
Most of the Democrats are still around and they want us to lose this war just as well. They would be content with pulling out (sounds Clintonesque) and leaving a lot of Iraqis to die and bringing shame upon our country once again. Maybe this is why the President is well respected by the troops who are on the ground. They know that he will not abandon them regardless of what it costs him politically. Even though this country has not been attacked since 9/11 and even though we have thwarted a number of plots to do us harm the constant barrage of left wing negative media has taken its toll on the President’s approval ratings. Though his numbers are low, they are 20 points higher than those of Congress. People can point fingers and try to figure out why Congress has low approval numbers but the plain truth is because they suck. They are terrible and cannot lead. They cannot get along and they fail to legislate properly. Members of both parties have their heads stuck up their rectal cavities and are unable to see what is really going on. Couple this with their childish behavior and you have your answer for the low number.
The President made a surprise visit to Iraq to see the troops and to get a first hand look at how things are going. He met with a lot of our brave men and women and he spoke to nearly a thousand of them. In Iraq, just as everywhere he goes to speak to troops, he was received warmly and the response to what he said was enthusiastic. Compare his reception by the VFW and American Legion to those received by the Democrats who spoke there and it is easy to see who veterans prefer to be at the helm.
The men and women of our armed forces want to get the job done and they want to come home. They however, do not want to be pulled out of Iraq until they have completed their mission and that is to win. Losing is not an option to the brave men and women who defend our freedom each and every day while lesser people than they fight like kids in the Capitol Hill sandbox.
Our troops do not appreciate Jack Murtha and his rush to judgment of some Marines who, after their day in court, had the charges dropped. The troops do not appreciate Harry Reid and his declarations that we have lost the war and that the surge is not working. They do not appreciate Hillary Rodham and her on again off again support for the troops based upon who she is peaking to on any given day. They do not appreciate her waffling on the war and her commitment and they realize she is not fit to lead them. They do not appreciate John Kerry who makes jokes at their expense and they do not care for Nancy Pelosi who is working to remove the things they need to fight and win.
Our troops do not care about the politics of the issue because their job is a serious one where any moment they can lose their lives doing what nearly every member of Congress sent them to do. They do not care who is pissed at whom in DC and they don’t care what party is in power so long as they get what they need to accomplish their mission. They would probably prefer to have Republicans in power because Republicans have traditionally supported our troops while the only thing the Democrats have been good at is sending them into battle and then abandoning them (Democrats got us into nearly every conflict in the last century). But the party in power means less to them than getting the support they need.
President Bush had a good visit with our warriors and none of them had crossed fingers while meeting with him, unlike a certain Senator from New York, a Senator the troops despise.
Sources:
Fort Hard Knox
My Way News
Snopes
