Posted by
Gamecock on Sunday, January 07, 2007 11:54:15 AM
President Bush is making clear that he intends to win this war from his rejection of the Baker ISG's surrender plan, rejection of the Dems' letter requesting surrender (see below), re-shuffling of generals, CIA and other government positions, as well as his recent orders communicated to Iraq's Prime Minister (see below).
Moreover, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) gave a virtuoso performance in debate on MTP today with Tim Russert and Senator Joe its Bush's War Biden (D-DE), in articulating the imperative that we win this war.
Meanwhile CNN reported on TV today that Iranians are rioting in the streets against the Mullahs for the suffering they expect from UN sanctions.
Captain Ed's view from his Quarters is that the recent announcement by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that he will take immediate action against sectarian militias of all stripes in Baghdad is the result of President Bush's "come to Jesus" demand in a discussion less than 72 hours ago.
This announcement by al-Maliki comes less than a week before an expected Oval Office address that will re-affirm the President's determination to finish the victory in Iraq, less than a month after his rejection of the Iraq Surrender Group's recommendations and less than 24 hours before the Democrat Party took control of Congress and promptly but rejection of a strategy for finishing the victory in Iraq in writing.
Democratic Leaders Oppose More U.S. Troops in Iraq
Apparently the new, self-dubbed "Most Powerful Woman in the Country" a/k/a Nancy Drew-Mystery-Wonder Woman-osi, is at least more powerful than Senate Majority Leader "Dingy" Harry Reid, who just days ago publicly expressed support for a US troop surge that Bush is reported to be contemplating as a means to help secure Baghdad.
Moreover, MSM-dubbed moderate alternative to the former "Most Powerful US Woman but possibly still "Smartest Woman in the World" (yes, World!), Barack Obama, turns out to be just another Big-Eared Dove, as he orally affirmed his support for the "Surrender in our Time" Democrat love letter to Bush described at Bloomberg above.
Bush apparently humored, i.e. met with Osa..Obama and five other smaller-eared Doves at the White House recently, along with six GOP Hawks (ear size not disclosed).
Barack was reportedly more hawkish when it comes to chasing down Maureen "Dragon Lady" Dowd in Olfactory wars.
MoDo and Barack Hussein Odumbo (Rush 24/7 subscription required-will post excerpts in comments below)
One wishes Democrats would get as mad about enemies trying to kill us as they do accurate ear and Path to 9/11 descriptions.
Luckily, we have a man in the White House who's anger has remained righteously kindled against the enemies of the US that want to kill us all, and who understands the nature of the new Democrats' "power" which cannot stand up to..
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
I also want to address the opinions expressed in some quarters that the US should learn some lessons from the recent actions by our Ethiopian allies in Somalia. And let me first be clear to express my strongest support for their actions, but, some friends have conflated those actions.
From Redstate:
[First, preliminarily, lest we lose perspective (in a RS recco-dominated Mbeckian week long African safari sort of way - smile my friend and I know you haven't exactly conflated the "lessons" as much as your headlines would lead one to believe, but nevertheless...) its got nothing to do with Ethiopia, to which Ethiopian victorious Christian army over the Islamists in Somalia, GC says, "Keep up the good work," but we understand if you can't keep it up like the US Arsenal of Freedom has for three years.
Truly, we understand if you can't secure 70% of the Somalia, hold three free elections, kill tens of thousands of al Qaida and their fascist allies, force UBL-Zawahiri and their Base to suspend operations aimed at killing Americans in America for fear of the establishment of an American ally in the middle of the Middle East, force the same American enemies to pour all their resources of manpower and money into Iraq, decimate al Qaida, and build up an indigenous army that can't lose to the Islamist enemy after you leave.
We understand that you will have to leave soon without finishing the job and have to...but I digress (albeit for the laudatory purpose of putting the Ethiopian victory in perspective. Let's not pretend that the Ethiopians have taught us, i.e. America under this Commander-in-Chief a lesson. They haven't. They have done a great thing, limited as it is, in Somalia. We praise God for it.]
The US has done a much a harder and comprehensive work in Iraq (and continues to), than has Ethiopia in Africa or Israel ever anywhere, that no nation on Earth would even dream of attempting. We should praise God for what our troops have accomplished thus far and that our CINC is busy about the business of finishing the victory in the Battle of Iraq with his other eye on the larger War against Iran.
Gamecock, DeVine Op-Ed for The Charlotte Observer, blogs at Race 4 2008 and TMR and is the Legal Editor for The HinzSight Report.