Democrat Irony
So, here I am listening to the morning news. Our hosts are broadcasting live at a Veteran's Day breakfast in Charlotte. (My salute to any and all who have served in the United States Armed Forces, as well as all you Police, Fire, and Medic out there.)
During the newsbreak I catch the following story:
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will vote as early as tomorrow on a $50 billion measure funding the Iraq war for four months, while also setting a goal of bringing U.S. troops home within a year.
Pelosi said the measure would provide four months of funding while also requiring that any U.S. troops remaining in the country focus on improving security rather than waging war.
``This is not a blank check for the president,'' Pelosi said.
The vote is the latest effort by congressional Democrats to force President George W. Bush to alter his policy on the war, which is in its fifth year. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated he also will advance the stop-gap war spending measure, but didn't say when the Senate might act.
``I think the House is proceeding in the right direction by focusing on the failed strategy in Iraq,'' Reid told reporters.
Did the Democrats really just choose the Veteran's Day weekend to once again threaten our troops in Iraq with limited funding and a timetable for defeat? Am I the only one to see the irony here?
And perhaps Mr. Reid hasn't ventured outside the NY Times in awhile, but our "failed strategy" in Iraq is yielding tremendous victories. Violence is down significantly and many of the tribal leaders are starting to ally themselves with the US, realizing that while our soldiers are giving out candy to their children, the Al-Qaeda invaders are blowing them up. And rest assured, I used the language "Al-Qaeda invaders" on purpose. This is not a civil war. It is a war between the US (surrogate for Western culture in general since the rest of Western culture, sans a few, seems to want to sit this one out) and Islamofascist extremists from across the world. The battlefield happens to be Iraq, but it is not a "civil war".
I digress. Poor Nancy choosing Veteran's Day to dis the troops out of needed resources and morale. Aren't dems in power great? *sarcasm*
It’s sad when our troops are used as pawns in a political game. No matter if we believe they should be there or not, we should do everything in our power to make sure they have the tools and funding to do the job and do it right. Hinging their funding on political games is just not right.
Sorry for the delay in responding Larry! I feel like an estranged parent to my own website since I’m working on others so much now!
Cheers for the comment and how right you are. Like the war, hate the war, support the troops and give them what they need to be successful. Just don’t give me the junk about supporting them by bringing them home. Not until Iraq is stable enough to operate on it’s own!
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