Attitude Is Everything on Iraq
Posted by Andy on February 26th, 2007
Some people want to win, some people want to lose. Sen. Joe Lieberman wants to win.
Two months into the 110th Congress, Washington has never been more bitterly divided over our mission in Iraq. The Senate and House of Representatives are bracing for parliamentary trench warfare–trapped in an escalating dynamic of division and confrontation that will neither resolve the tough challenges we face in Iraq nor strengthen our nation against its terrorist enemies around the world.
What is remarkable about this state of affairs in Washington is just how removed it is from what is actually happening in Iraq. There, the battle of Baghdad is now under way. A new commander, Gen. David Petraeus, has taken command, having been confirmed by the Senate, 81-0, just a few weeks ago. And a new strategy is being put into action, with thousands of additional American soldiers streaming into the Iraqi capital.
Congress thus faces a choice in the weeks and months ahead. Will we allow our actions to be driven by the changing conditions on the ground in Iraq–or by the unchanging political and ideological positions long ago staked out in Washington? What ultimately matters more to us: the real fight over there, or the political fight over here?
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That second paragraph is key. What the Dems and white flag Republicans were trying to stop was already underway. The General sent to Iraq to carry out the Surge was approved unanimously by Congress. Therefore, the Dems decided to go for what they really wanted afterall (to defund and end the war in Iraq via Congress), and now the White Flag Republicans need to decide just how anti-war they want to be for electoral purposes.
Where exactly is Sen. Coleman on the Iraq debate these days? IS he still arguing for debate on the Baghdad Surge, or is he going to start arguing about the Democrats’ attempts to prematurely end the war in the central battle in the war on terror?
It is time to pick sides in the fight for Freedom. The Democrats are clear where they stand. They are against Victory.
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February 26th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Not only against victory, but so afraid of victory that they want to rush our withdrawal before we “accidentally” win!