Does Democratic victory equal American Defeat in Iraq?
Absolutely not!
Conservatives and Republicans worry that, with all the pre-election rhetoric from Democrats regarding the war in Iraq, the will of the American people has been worn down to the point that we, as a nation, are ready to surrender to Islamic Fascists in Iraq. I agree the Democrats and the media (that's redundant, I know) have relentlessly and, sadly, effectively attacked America's actions in Iraq to the point that the public is weary with it all.
Liberals and Democrats, with their recent hard-faught electoral victories, now feel emboldened to enact the rhetoric they've been spewing over the past few years. That's understandable. They made their argument to the public and the public put them in office.
Islamic Fascists rejoice as they see the very propoganda they've been spreading since long before 9/11/2001 officially adopted by a major political party in the U.S. and used as a vehicle to give that party control of both houses of the United States Congress.
I think, however, that all three of these groups are fundamentally misunderstanding the way things work in the United States of America. You see, the 2006 elections - won decisively by the Democrats - is not a mandate for surrender in Iraq.
America couldn't possibly have given the Democrats a mandate to enact their plans because the Democrats have never offered a plan. All they've been doing is complaining about the implementation of the existing plan - along with some seriously scurrilous accusations about the Bush Administration and the United States Military.
Rather, the 2006 election is the American people's way of saying, "OK, Democrats. You've been shouting at us for three years now about how things are going in Iraq. We see clearly that building a new nation in the Middle East is not the same cake walk as overthrowing a murderous despot in the Middle East. You say you can do it better. Let's see what you've got."
Now the Democrats have to put up or shut up. What the despairing Republicans, emboldend Democrats, and euphoric Islamic Fascists are overlooking is that now the Democrats, armed with little more than well-worn terrorist propoganda, have to actually put their plans before the members of Congress and the public and have them thoroughly examined.
They are no longer the back seat drivers complaining that we just missed a turn. They've now been put into the front seat and given the map - Bush is still the Commander in Chief, thank God! Now the Democrats have to tell us the direction they think we should be driving. That, my friends, is a much more difficult task.
This is where, in my opinion, the Democrats' plans begin to fail. The American public has simply said the Democrats can no longer be dismissed on the issue of the war in Iraq. They've been given the right to be heard. What they say now will determine for decades to come whether or not Americans will entrust them with the awesome responsibility of our national security.
I'm an optomist. I am confident that, given a full airing of opposing views, America will quickly discard the lunacy coming from many in the Democratic Party. Let the debate begin in earnest. Before too long I think the Democrats will be publicly humiliated for their behavior over the past three years. The Islamic Fascists will once again be stunned by their total misreading of Amercian resolve, though sadly, I can't say I blame them for having questioned it.
Check out this article by Donald Lambro. Apparently some of the strongest arguments the Democrats have been making are already beginning to crumble.
Conservatives and Republicans worry that, with all the pre-election rhetoric from Democrats regarding the war in Iraq, the will of the American people has been worn down to the point that we, as a nation, are ready to surrender to Islamic Fascists in Iraq. I agree the Democrats and the media (that's redundant, I know) have relentlessly and, sadly, effectively attacked America's actions in Iraq to the point that the public is weary with it all.
Liberals and Democrats, with their recent hard-faught electoral victories, now feel emboldened to enact the rhetoric they've been spewing over the past few years. That's understandable. They made their argument to the public and the public put them in office.
Islamic Fascists rejoice as they see the very propoganda they've been spreading since long before 9/11/2001 officially adopted by a major political party in the U.S. and used as a vehicle to give that party control of both houses of the United States Congress.
I think, however, that all three of these groups are fundamentally misunderstanding the way things work in the United States of America. You see, the 2006 elections - won decisively by the Democrats - is not a mandate for surrender in Iraq.
America couldn't possibly have given the Democrats a mandate to enact their plans because the Democrats have never offered a plan. All they've been doing is complaining about the implementation of the existing plan - along with some seriously scurrilous accusations about the Bush Administration and the United States Military.
Rather, the 2006 election is the American people's way of saying, "OK, Democrats. You've been shouting at us for three years now about how things are going in Iraq. We see clearly that building a new nation in the Middle East is not the same cake walk as overthrowing a murderous despot in the Middle East. You say you can do it better. Let's see what you've got."
Now the Democrats have to put up or shut up. What the despairing Republicans, emboldend Democrats, and euphoric Islamic Fascists are overlooking is that now the Democrats, armed with little more than well-worn terrorist propoganda, have to actually put their plans before the members of Congress and the public and have them thoroughly examined.
They are no longer the back seat drivers complaining that we just missed a turn. They've now been put into the front seat and given the map - Bush is still the Commander in Chief, thank God! Now the Democrats have to tell us the direction they think we should be driving. That, my friends, is a much more difficult task.
This is where, in my opinion, the Democrats' plans begin to fail. The American public has simply said the Democrats can no longer be dismissed on the issue of the war in Iraq. They've been given the right to be heard. What they say now will determine for decades to come whether or not Americans will entrust them with the awesome responsibility of our national security.
I'm an optomist. I am confident that, given a full airing of opposing views, America will quickly discard the lunacy coming from many in the Democratic Party. Let the debate begin in earnest. Before too long I think the Democrats will be publicly humiliated for their behavior over the past three years. The Islamic Fascists will once again be stunned by their total misreading of Amercian resolve, though sadly, I can't say I blame them for having questioned it.
Check out this article by Donald Lambro. Apparently some of the strongest arguments the Democrats have been making are already beginning to crumble.
posted by Greg at 9:01 AM
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