Caveat: This is harsh. Don't read the entire article if you are easily offended by brutal characterizations of leading Democrats.
The bottom line is; we need to get the hell out of Iraq, and if I may quote Scott Ritter,
"Yesterday was too late."Reminder: We shouldn't even
be there.
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Containing the Anti-War Movementsnip
Enter Tom Hayden with his "proposal" for disengagement in Iraq. Hayden's proposal appeared recently in the LA Times, where he explained:
"The rallying cry of 'out now' expresses the belief that the Iraq war is not worth another minute in lost lives, lost honor, lost taxes, lost allies. But its very simplicity makes the demand easy to ignore or dismiss."
Oh thank you, oh wise one, for instructing us on the finer points of political realism. And thank you for putting words in our mouths that have us express precisely the kinds of chauvinist horse manure being shoveled out of the DP stable. Most of us oppose the war because it is a cynical, amoral, imperial crime. To hell with allies and "honor." And don't worry. We will not be dismissed. Cindy Sheehan, one of those naifs who say "out now" isn't being dismissed, now is she? Except by Tom Hayden, who in a patronizing tone, calls Cindy's "bring them home now" position a "moral stance."
Tom says that we "deserve a hearing," and that this means we will have to propose an exit strategy of our own... which is actually Tom Hayden's. By they way, Tom, we intend to be heard one way or another, unless you mean we deserve to be heard -- with our respectful hats in our respectful hands -- by the venal "leadership" of elected official-dum.
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Everyday, the violence continues.
Civilians are casualties weekly if not daily.
If we stay, there will be violence.
If we leave, there will be violence, but we won't be the catalyst. The people of Iraq will have to sort it out.