Even this writer doesn't get it. The idea that the United States Military can "lose" a war against a handful of savages blowing up civilians is ludicrous. We can't possibly "lose" the war. We can only quit. Those are the terms Republicans should be using against dems. They're quitters, pure and simple. It's utterly impossible for us to "lose".
Actually, I have been sort of expecting Fred Thompson to say something like this for some time now. The other Republicans seem too timid to do it.
At the moment, Fred seems to be focusing his soundbites on domestic issues.
What you said!
It’s wrong for the dems to be talking about the war being lost, no matter how they say it. They can, however, criticize the way things have been handled, but they cannot come up with exactly how they would have done it better.
“The idea that the United States Military can “lose” a war against a handful of savages blowing up civilians is ludicrous.”
It was ludicrous in ‘Nam too but we managed it. For the better part of a decade the sheer inventivness and adaptability of American boys 10,000 miles from home had us winning almost constantly. Then the predictable happened and booom we were out of there.
Of course this ain’t ‘Nam but that won’t stop people who are Evil, selfish and thoughtless (and running on a template to boot)from giving a TOTALLY DIFFERENT enemy the heart to press on.
And as a result we’re gonna get hit so hard it will make 9-11 look like a church picnic. There is no longer any question in my mind. Because of Democrat rottenness We are as certain to be hit again now as we were certain to see a 9-11 after the (non response to the) Cole.
The writer is only complaining that Reid didn't say it right. He should, according to the author, have said "George Bush lost this war." It's an article about tactics. Not reality.