Posted by
Grampus on Friday, December 01, 2006 2:14:21 PM
NY Times: WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 —
In the cacophony of competing
plans about how to deal with Iraq, one reality now appears clear:
despite the Democrats’ victory this month in an election viewed as a
referendum on the war, the idea of a rapid American troop withdrawal is
fast receding as a viable option.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff are
signaling that too rapid an American pullout would open the way to
all-out civil war. The bipartisan Iraq Study Group has shied away from
recommending explicit time lines in favor of a vaguely timed pullback.
Even the Democrats, with an eye toward 2008, have dropped talk of a race for the exits, in favor of a brisk stroll.
Oops!
From Michael Moore’s Web Site:
- It
appears that Michael is experiencing a sinking feeling of betrayal by
the Democrat bait and switch campaign strategy. Why does he think it
would be otherwise…? He is one of their leading propaganda schmucks.
Michael is outraged and issued a demand on his web site for the
Democrats to bring American Troops home immediately or suffer the
consequences in the next election.
- Michael
continued his harangue by declaring that only Congress can declare
war. Mr. Reid and Ms. Pelosi now hold the power to put an end to this
madness. It will become the Bush/Democratic Party War unless swift
action is taken.
In true Democrat form, another of their pre-election pledges is not going to happen.
Via Nancy Pelosi’s Web Site, 6/13/06:
- “Republicans’
misplaced priorities mean America is not as safe it should be.
Democrats have a new direction for the American people — one that will
fully implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and make the
security of the American people a top priority.”
In the first 100 hours:
- We
will make our nation safer and we will begin by implementing the
recommendations of the independent, bipartisan 9/11 Commission.
But
with control of Congress now secured, Democratic leaders have decided
for now against implementing the one measure that would affect them
most directly: a wholesale reorganization of Congress to improve
oversight and funding of the nation's intelligence agencies. Instead,
Democratic leaders may create a panel to look at the issue and produce
recommendations, according to congressional aides and lawmakers.
Oh, what tangled webs we weave...this is a fallout result of Pelosi's pal Murtha being defeated for majority leader. With reorganization, Murtha loses control of vast sums of intelligence money slated for the House Armed Services Committee...when we practice to deceive.
The
9/11 Commission report is flawed in my opinion, by an effort to display
its bipartisanship and not addressing the Clinton administration's lack
of effort against counterterrorism. However, after the Democrats and
Pelosi in particular have trumpeted for the past 2 years, that if
elected, they would implement the entirety of the commission's
recommendations just proves they will say anything to get elected. How
can anyone trust what they say?
Grampus