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GOPlease (12/08):
You have to love you libs (see below) feigning interest in
the troops -- right until they let you know that -- in overwhelming
numbers, they support this war and this President. Then, you
all go slinking away ...
Thinkman2
responds to GOPlease (12/08):
Everyone in his right mind cares about our citizens in harm's
way, and it has not one thing to do with political philosophy.
Putting them there is another subject, and the fallacies
that did it are totally irrelevant to concerns for their
safety. If one needs to hang a political smear on everything,
that is both a right and his privilege -- the Constitution
guarantees it. But we should not mix the concern for our
troops and the facts that expose daily the inadequacy of
their armor (see 12/8 NYT and the harsh response to a legitimate
question from a soldier) and other factors.
If GOPlease and his friends believe the troops are in fine
shape, they're levitating on Mars.
PR Honcho (12/08):
"Support the troops" really means "support
our failed Iraq war and support our failed troop deployment
strategy". This from the same White House that has hung
the military and their families out to dry. Shameful.
If you looked closely at the Marines behind Bush at his photo
op yesterday at Camp Pendleton, you'll notice very few of
them were applauding. And in Iraq today, these words of wisdom
from the architect of the Iraq debacle:
(From AP) Disgruntled
U.S. soldiers complained to Defense Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld on Wednesday about the lack of armor for their
vehicles and long deployments, drawing a blunt retort from
the Pentagon chief.
"You go to war with
the Army you have,'' he said in a rare public airing of
rank-and-file concerns among the troops.
GOPlease responds to PR Honcho (12/08):
Check your beloved polls (or are they not so beloved since
they showed your candidate winning handily before the votes
were in?? ):
The U.S. Armed Forces supported President Bush over the
Flip-Flopper by a 2-1 margin.
And, if you want unhappy faces, look at every member of
the DNC, Terry McAwful, Nancy Pelosi (when her facelift
wears off) and many "Bush bashing" voters on the
day after election day.
In addition, I would hazard a guess that another unhappy
face is Kevin McCauley's, as he's been strangely silent
since ... Election Day!
PR
Honcho responds to GOPlease (12/09):
You know, when Bush won, I thought you might show a side
we haven't seen before here ... magnanimous in victory.
But [that didn't happen].
Everyone I know, liberal or conservative, supports the
troops. It's just that we're tired of seeing them blown
to bits because Dubya & Rummy rushed to war and sent them
to Iraq insufficiently armed and protected.
GOPlease
responds to Honcho (12/09):
Magnanimous in victory, huh? Just like the Flip-Flopper,
NYT and the rest of you screaching weasals who went
right back into campaign mode as soon as the election
was over.
To wit:
Kerry's e-mail message to supporters about the "right
wing agenda" (so much for telling President Bush about
"the need for healing")
The blatant despicable racist caricatures and demeanig
of Condi Rice. Of course, you have to trash Condi and
Alberto Gonzales, because the GOP is the only party
that actually appoints minorities to positions of power
in the Executive branch.
Non-stop exploiting of our men and women in uniform
to advance your political agenda (see Drudge today)
Etc.
Etc.
I don't think so. We have a mandate and we're going
to use it. Buckle up for our Supreme Court nominees.
And tax reform. And Social Security reform. And tort
reform. And rolling back these gay marriage attempts.
And stripping the NAACP of their tax-exempt status for
their blatant electioneering.
And, you guys can go right ahead and make Howard "Meltdown"
Dean your DNC chair and nominate Hillary in '08. I can't
wait ...
Invictus
responds to PR Honcho (12/08):
Honcho, that must have been the same news conference at
which Rumsfeld said of Iraq, "a lot of things are going
awfully well."
Sure, Rummy, and a lot of other things are going awfully
awful, such as the insurgents'Vietnamization of the war
and the failing election strategy.
Live with it, boys. You broke it; it's yours for a long,
long time.
Invictus (12/07):
That's fine unless those dog tags come home wrapped around
your toes, as is happening with increasing frequency these
days. As is the return of reservists to Iraq during the holiday
season to fight a war without a timetable or an exit strategy.
I hope those tags are made of durable material, because we
will be in Iraq for years to come. It is the albatross around
the lame duck's neck.
Thinkman2 (12/07):
Wait a minute. Why on earth would any of us NOT support the
troops in Iraq or anywhere else?
Let us not confuse our concerns for our forces everywhere
with the policies and people who put them there? That is the
problem.
Every person who wears the American uniform deserves our
support. But what does it say when most of those who deployed
them are draft deferees of other times and the bottom of the
barrel is being scraped to dig out people who already have
honorable discharges and deploy them abroad?
Please let us approach this with propriety and truth. Our
service men and women deserve that much and more.
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