Posted by
Gamecock on Saturday, August 18, 2007 1:00:58 PM
I am not easily shocked by the outrageous things Democrats say about our war efforts and haven't been since the birth of bushlied 72 hours after our invasion of Iraq.
But I'll never forget the dropping of this rooster's jaw when, soon after the third free election in Iraq some two years ago, Rep. Jack Murtha (D-Pa.) stated that he feared America's eventual withdrawal from Iraq would be seen as a SUCCESS.
That's right, he craves that America's effort in Iraq be seen by the world as failure, even if it isn't.
So it must be his worst nightmare that America is increasingly seen as winning the war, even by liberal reporters that previously opposed the invasion and that have called for our withdrawal for over two years.
The punch to Okinawa Jack's gut came today:
BAGHDAD (AP) - The top American commander in Iraq said Wednesday he was preparing recommendations on troop cuts before he returns to Washington next month for a report to Congress, and believes the U.S. footprint in Iraq will have to be "a good bit smaller" by next summer.
But he cautioned against a quick or significant U.S. withdrawal that could surrender "the gains we have fought so hard to achieve."
Gen. David Petraeus said the "horrific and indiscriminate attacks" that killed at least 250 Yazidis, an ancient religious sect, in northwestern Iraq Tuesday night were the work of al-Qaida in Iraq. That would bolster his argument, he said, against too quickly drawing down the 30,000 additional U.S. troops deployed in the first half of the year.
Read the whole AP report here.
The only thing more important than winning is that our winning be widely understood so as to deter would be potential future enemies and encourage would be potential future allies, so as to make America safer.
The Democrats who have painted themselves into a corner where American victory is bad news for them will soon face the prospect of insisting that a successful American general calling for troop reductions in the wake of victory is a liar and that while they favor troop reductions, that Americans must see their withdrawal as humiliating defeat.
One wonders if they will hire Hollywood to stage a fake helicopter scene from Baghdad.
Mike Gamecock DeVine @ The Charlotte Observer
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