Democrats out to play "sink the pink" with Bush plan
So, the President has announced that 21,000 more US troops are going to Iraq. It's about time.
The Democrats, ever eager to counter any attempted progress of the hated Bush Administration, and in their unending quest seemingly to humiliate and further divide their country, have vowed to fight this "surge".
The action was led by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, who co-authored and signed a letter to the President opposing the increase, then went and talked with him.
Ted Kennedy has proposed a bill to block the increase.
Reid has complained to the Press that Bush was talking, but not listening.
The orders were cut….the troops are going.
A new plan, apparently ginned up by Backroom Jack Murtha, now seeks to de-fund the troop increase and try to hogtie it to other issues. The troops will go, I guess, with no real funds allocated for their needs.
Well, that’s just wonderful…..the troops are going into a combat area and the Democrats, regardless, seem perfectly willing to have little to nothing there for them when they arrive.
Why? To show Bush who’s the boss, now, of course. Any more questions?
You know, two who have coasted on their veteran’s status, ex-Marine Murtha, and John "Three Purple Hearts" Kerry---both of whom served in another divisive conflict some may remember as "Vietnam"---really should be ashamed of themselves.
They should be the first to say, "Alright, we may not really like it, but let’s work this out. Don’t take it out on the military." But they aren't taking that position...in fact, as I pointed out, this de-funding plan comes from Murtha.
And Vietnam was a politicized war?
Haven’t the Democrats been complaining for three years that one of the main problems in Iraq was a lack of military forces on the ground? Also, wasn’t a troop increase a recommendation of the vaunted Iraq Study Group?
There weren’t enough troops to properly expedite the mission; we’re finally sending more.
What do the Democrats do? As with anything Bush does, they oppose it.
But hey, they’re Democrats; resisting Bush is all that matters. Forget what’s best for the country. Or the troops.