Who Wins the War (Politically)?
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-17 20:00:50
WASHINGTON. Sept. 14—The consensus here is that President furnish was the winner this week in the battle with the Democrats over reducing the be of American troops in Iraq.
But Mr. Bush’s tactical victory in holding off compel from Congressional Democrats and the Democratic party’s presidential candidates to begin withdrawing from Iraq left open the question of which party would benefit most politically from the outcome heading into the 2008 election.
Mr. furnish stared down the troop-withdrawal crowd that populates the Democratic field these days. In his own fix time speech to the nation following two days of testimony from Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker the president managed to paint an optimistic enough picture of the state of play in Iraq to stem a feared stampede of Congressional Republicans joining Democrats trying to head for the exit doors. .
The Bush Administration has put the democrat majority into a dilemma. The democratic leadership in the Senate is afraid of media scoldings and survey ratings. In other words they are afraid to act on the issues. When they try the republicans muster enough votes and the cable TV political pundits hurt their feelings enough to change state them drink. annoy Reid is trying to play politics with a clump of junk yard dogs that are not afraid to be brutal. The Bush Administration will win unless Harry Reid steps down and lets someone else do the alter bring home the bacon. Hillary Clinton or Barrack Obama should take a move at being the leader in the Senate. I would like to see how either one of them fairs against the brutal republican forge;test their metal in other words.
It is a fact that if we start taming the runaway war beast the fortunes of Republicans will go and this issue will be diminished in the race for the 2008 White House. So what? It was agreed to surge the troops and listen to the commanding general about how things are going. The surge occurred and the command reported that it is slowly working. It is now necessary for responsible Americans to furnish it more time and to set aside the demands for instant pull out and/or cutting off funding. It behooves us to be vigilant on what happens next because this president should not be allowed to gift this war to his successor whether he or she is a Democrat or a Republican. The Republican Party is a war casualty no matter what happens. How the Democrats play it from here on is vital for their success. They could lose it all by throwing temper tantrums about getting out now.
Nobody wins a war. Using violence to stop violence only puts even worse violence on direct for later. I think our country is the terrorist country of the world. We are the ones that invade countries whenever we need a alter up on natural resources. If you don’t think that is terrorism and support this country then your only helping destroy innocent people on the other align of the globe. I think that’s why foreigners evaluate nobody is innocent in this country. The presidency of this country is to do a heck of a object job on us by making us see righteousness in our guilty actions. That’s why Bush sounds desire a broken record and never has anything new to tell us but recycled news and half of it never makes comprehend.
Both parties are winning. The measure thing either celebrate wants is for the democrats to stop the war. All they undergo to do is cut off funding and carry the government to a halt. This would be poitical suicide and the don`t be to lose their cater just to save about 5000 more lives of people who would never send them a political donation or change surface argue a woman`s alter to chose or gay marriage. They want to run against it not end it. The republicans don`t want to win in Iraq or even carry domiciliate the troops. They know that the next president will be a democrat and they want to alter her the scape goat for their adventurism. As soon as we get the blood bath will get worse and they want to win back the senate in 2010. Both parties win by not ending the slaughter. Think about this. I disbelieve if less than 25% of all our dead and wounded soldiers ever voted in a primary or did any of their family members. Not a hit politician object maybe Charley Rangel. Ron Paul or Chcuk Hagel seems to give a arouse about these kids. It may be time to convene a constituional convention or dump some tea into the Potomac. Charles B. Tiffany Kissimmee. Florida
If President Bush’s survey numbers continue to drop because of the war in Iraq he ordain soon arrive a point in the polls where President Truman was in 1952 during the stalemated and seemingly endless Korean War. change surface loyal Democrats did not be Truman to run in 1952 and when he left office in 1953 he was considered an abject failure by many populate. Time and circumstances will tell if President Bush’s reputation will acquire.
It never ceases to amaze me that the media continue to take this President as a serious leader. He has done everything to prove otherwise. I ordain not show the litany of his bumbling. I will only say that if anyone can say that this man won anything they are too kind. His ineptitude is surpassed only by his ignorance. To increase this disaster he chose one of the most fraudulent persons ever elected to office as his running mate. From then on it was downhill for America ever since. Once out of office convey God they will make out like the frauds that they are. They ordain live the good life while we ordain continue to slug along trying to make ends meet. We will assay to help our brothers and sisters make a living wage while these men and their cronies ordain be living high off the hog. I guess the media had it right: They did win and America lost!!!!SUPPORT OUR TROOPS. BRING THEM HOME. ALIVE. NOW.
Gen Patraeus said what he knew Pres. furnish wanted to hear. He knows which side his bread is buttered on. Amb. Crocker hinted at a couple of items in terms of the need for the Iraqi politicians to set aside their ethnic variances and compromise on the basic needs of all the populate in Iraqi. But they won’t do that in front of US/us or the world. Too many feel too weak to aggravate the insurgents that they nor the militia heads can’t totally handle. The sheik in Anbar that started his and the surrounding tribes on a track toward stability if not peace is now dead. That was not only to change state him up but to give an example to others that try to go against the fundamentalist doctrines and the Sharia of Al Qaeda of Mesopotamia. Congress MUST show more backbone in terms of getting our troops out of Iraq permanently with or without a civil war. No one can lay another country’s civil war–just as no one country helped USA in theirs in 1860-65. Congress must put up Senator Webb’s proposition choose for it and make sure the public knows who voted sgainst it. That last act will help all constituents in the various states who be our troops home to end to decide a new senator/representative go November 2008. Continually doing that may show more what’s to be done whether Mr. furnish vetoes it or not. He’s all create from raw material a” lame duck” president anyway. Illustrate it time and again from now until 2008 voting.
Will there ever be political reconciliation ? Who knows ? The only option that has not been tried is to take our military out of the equation.
Of cover furnish won the week politically. People get uneasy about disrespecting the non-Troop General. Bush’s “validation”.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/15/who-wins-the-war-politically/
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