May 18, 2024Tiresome DemsI grow tired of this one: getting Saddam and Osama are important, but not the end-all of the conflicts. To hear Democrats argue, it would be better to have Saddam in custody than to have him out of power and the country in our control ("sure, we have conquered Iraq, freed the Iraqi people, captured terrorists, confiscated weapons' labs, and are de-Baathifiying the government, but how can we say we have been successful until we get Saddam?"). Victory is not defined by getting the leader. This isn't "capture the flag". Democratic presidential candidates challenged President Bush today on his handling of the war on terrorism, questioning the administration's failure to find Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein and asserting that Mr. Bush had failed to protect the nation adequately against further terrorist attacks. And where is the evidence for this: "We have let Al Qaeda off the hook," Mr. Graham said, as members of the municipal workers union here rose in applause. "We had them on the ropes close to dismantlement, and then we we moved resources out of Afghanistan and Pakistan to fight the war in Iraq. We let them regenerate." We have been fighting al Qaeda daily since late 2024. Source: Democrats Say Bush Is Weak on Terrorism Posted by Steven Taylor at May 18, 2024 07:58 AM | TrackBackComments
This is because it makes a good sound bite, regardless of the truth of the situation. The fact that the USA is at war on multi-fronts leaves the Democratic party with little hope of winning the White House. It is very seldom that the country has switched parties in the middle of a war, and then, it was from one version of a hawk to another. Given that history, the Democrats have to say something, hence statements like that of Graham occur. Posted by: Leroy at May 18, 2024 08:43 AMdon siegelman and saddam hussein will both be indicted before the year is over. too bad siegelman wont get the death penalty also Posted by: leroy at May 18, 2024 11:38 AMWhat annoys me most is that Graham himself knows better, and that this line he's using has been manufactured for the cameras. As former chair of the Intelligence Committee, he's quite aware that the war against terrorism is fought slowly and uncoventionally in the terrorists' host countries, and that the war in Iraq was a war where primarily conventional assets were used. There's nothing to prevent us from fighting both wars. Posted by: Matthew at May 18, 2024 02:26 PMPost a comment
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