What we’re hearing now is some politicians contradicting their own statements and making a play for political advantage in the middle of a war. The saddest part is that our people in uniform have been subjected to these cynical and pernicious falsehoods day in and day out. American soldiers and Marines are out there every day in dangerous conditions and desert temperatures – conducting raids, training Iraqi forces, countering attacks, seizing weapons, and capturing killers – and back home a few opportunists are suggesting they were sent into battle for a lie.
The President and I cannot prevent certain politicians from losing their memory, or their backbone – but we’re not going to sit by and let them rewrite history.
We’re going to continue throwing their own words back at them. And far more important, we’re going to continue sending a consistent message to the men and women who are fighting the war on terror in Iraq, Afghanistan, and many other fronts.
We can never say enough how much we appreciate them, and how proud they make us. They and their families can be certain: That this cause is right … and the performance of our military has been brave and honorable … and this nation will stand behind our fighting forces with pride and without wavering until the day of victory.
What pisses me off is that this should have started months ago.
The unanswered charge of BushLied was allowed to go on until the President's ability to successfully prosecute this war was placed in jeopardy. We cannot blame the Democrats for being craven and dishonorable: that is to be expected. Dishonor is in their nature. We can blame George Bush for placing support for the war, a critical strategic necessity if you read your Clausewitz, in doubt by allowing these lies to stand unchallenged.
That was a political mistake that, in the long run, was a disservice to the troops in the field. A lie unanswered does damage to the cause for which good men died. I don't care how much you people think that "rope-a-dope" is a stroke of genius. I don't happen to agree.
As Churchill said, "a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth gets its pants on."
Bush has rolled out, Cheney has rolled out. I expect to see Condi rolled out in the near future. These bastards asked for it. They want to peddle appeasement? They're welcome to it!
Be Seeing You,
Chris