Speech Fallout: He Can’t Even Trust His Own Party
Pres. Bush addressed the nation on Tuesday night, and told the nation of the good that is occurring in Iraq. There were reasons for this address. Simply put, the MSM isn’t telling America the truth. The MSM is only hyping the bad news coming out of Iraq, which the Left in the country is taking as talking points, and running with it. Sen. Kennedy states repeatedly that we’re in a "quagmire"; Sen. Durbin compares our troops to the thugs from past brutal regimes; Sen. Byrd demands to know what our timetable in Iraq is. That’s just a snippet, and just over the last couple of weeks.
But if we thought the other side was bad, here’s some "wisdom" from Sen. McCain—a known and detested RINO from Arizona.
"[O]ne of the very big mistakes early on was that he didn't have enough troops on the ground, particularly after the initial victory, and that's still the case."
Sen. Biden joined John McCain in slamming the president over the "lack of troop strength" in Iraq.
"I'm going to send him the phone numbers of the very generals and flag officers that I met on Memorial Day when I was in Iraq," the Delaware Democrat said. "There's not enough force on the ground now to mount a real counterinsurgency."
John Kerry joined the cacophony of people berating the president over his tactics in this war. Now, I’m all for people stating their opinions, but frankly folks, these guys aren’t in the "know". They know bits, and they know pieces, but like every puzzle has an image, these guys are missing key pieces to finish that picture. Further, did they miss the president’s speech on Tuesday?
"Some Americans ask me, if completing the mission is so important, why don't you send more troops? If our commanders on the ground say we need more troops, I will send them. But our commanders tell me they have the number of troops they need to do their job. Sending more Americans would undermine our strategy of encouraging Iraqis to take the lead in this fight. And sending more Americans would suggest that we intend to stay forever, when we are, in fact, working for the day when Iraq can defend itself and we can leave. As we determine the right force level, our troops can know that I will continue to be guided by the advice that matters: the sober judgment of our military leaders."
He has repeated these sentiments before. If we need more troops, ask and ye shall receive. But above all, we can’t give the Iraqis the impression we’re staying for a long haul. The Iraqis have to be able to stand on their own. They’re not going to learn how to do that if the US military is there always holding their hand. The president pointed out that the Iraqi forces have lost 2000 of their own, trained men. This process is not like a family outing in the country for a day. Maybe that’s how the Left views this war, and that’s probably the way they fight it, but that isn’t how we do it. We do it right—first time, every time—and we get the job done.
The troops on the ground is a sufficient amount. We’re training their people so they can be prepared. And they’ll learn. They’ll learn through hard work, tenacity, and experience. There is no other better teacher than experience. Our military leaders—from sergeants up through the top brass—can teach us the skills to survive and prevail on the battlefield, but it is experience that teaches the troops in the field what they really need to survive.
Some of the tactics we are using now have been adapted from what these people were taught. Likewise, it will be that way for the Iraqis, too. It’s just life. It’s war. It’s hell, and it can be planned, but hardly ever do the plans go exactly as they were laid out.
Publius II
Pres. Bush addressed the nation on Tuesday night, and told the nation of the good that is occurring in Iraq. There were reasons for this address. Simply put, the MSM isn’t telling America the truth. The MSM is only hyping the bad news coming out of Iraq, which the Left in the country is taking as talking points, and running with it. Sen. Kennedy states repeatedly that we’re in a "quagmire"; Sen. Durbin compares our troops to the thugs from past brutal regimes; Sen. Byrd demands to know what our timetable in Iraq is. That’s just a snippet, and just over the last couple of weeks.
But if we thought the other side was bad, here’s some "wisdom" from Sen. McCain—a known and detested RINO from Arizona.
"[O]ne of the very big mistakes early on was that he didn't have enough troops on the ground, particularly after the initial victory, and that's still the case."
Sen. Biden joined John McCain in slamming the president over the "lack of troop strength" in Iraq.
"I'm going to send him the phone numbers of the very generals and flag officers that I met on Memorial Day when I was in Iraq," the Delaware Democrat said. "There's not enough force on the ground now to mount a real counterinsurgency."
John Kerry joined the cacophony of people berating the president over his tactics in this war. Now, I’m all for people stating their opinions, but frankly folks, these guys aren’t in the "know". They know bits, and they know pieces, but like every puzzle has an image, these guys are missing key pieces to finish that picture. Further, did they miss the president’s speech on Tuesday?
"Some Americans ask me, if completing the mission is so important, why don't you send more troops? If our commanders on the ground say we need more troops, I will send them. But our commanders tell me they have the number of troops they need to do their job. Sending more Americans would undermine our strategy of encouraging Iraqis to take the lead in this fight. And sending more Americans would suggest that we intend to stay forever, when we are, in fact, working for the day when Iraq can defend itself and we can leave. As we determine the right force level, our troops can know that I will continue to be guided by the advice that matters: the sober judgment of our military leaders."
He has repeated these sentiments before. If we need more troops, ask and ye shall receive. But above all, we can’t give the Iraqis the impression we’re staying for a long haul. The Iraqis have to be able to stand on their own. They’re not going to learn how to do that if the US military is there always holding their hand. The president pointed out that the Iraqi forces have lost 2000 of their own, trained men. This process is not like a family outing in the country for a day. Maybe that’s how the Left views this war, and that’s probably the way they fight it, but that isn’t how we do it. We do it right—first time, every time—and we get the job done.
The troops on the ground is a sufficient amount. We’re training their people so they can be prepared. And they’ll learn. They’ll learn through hard work, tenacity, and experience. There is no other better teacher than experience. Our military leaders—from sergeants up through the top brass—can teach us the skills to survive and prevail on the battlefield, but it is experience that teaches the troops in the field what they really need to survive.
Some of the tactics we are using now have been adapted from what these people were taught. Likewise, it will be that way for the Iraqis, too. It’s just life. It’s war. It’s hell, and it can be planned, but hardly ever do the plans go exactly as they were laid out.
Publius II
posted by Syd And Vaughn | 1:10 PM
1 Comments:
Publius,
The RINOs in our party need to be spanked, and dones so severely.
He is the President of the United States--the Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces--and his own party is undermining his efforts by not using their majority position to support him.
I am absolutely disgusted at many of our so-called "representatives" and their blatant disregard for what is right. This goes to Lincoln Chafee, Olympia Snowe, John McCain, etc. We don't want you in our party anymore. You're a detriment to the nation.
You haven't cared about the little people in a long time, and would prefer to simply ignore us, but ultimately, you're accountable to the people. And accountable you should be when it comes to the ballot box.
The people spoke in November, and put their support behind this president. I guess both parties missed the memo. Bush is still in office, we are still at war, and we still have other work to do. If you will not do it, step aside and let someone else who wants change to do it.
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