We've known for ages that Americans are opposed to this war and want our troops home. Americans also distrust the lip service the military pays to the failed "surge". However, Greenwald highlights this bit from rabid pro-war neocon Fred Hiatt, of the Washington Post;
"If Iraqis are not moving toward political reconciliation, what justifies a continuing commitment of U.S. troops, with the painful sacrifices in lives that entails?"It's amazing that the people that go on my teevee, or pen editorials are so unbelievably stupid. It's been 4 and a half years, and Hiatt just now thought of that?
There are the 26 percenters that want our military in Iraq just to kill more people. People like Doug and Rick seem to think our military is "hand-cuffed" (and they are lying about that) and all will be well if we just kill more people. The more mainstream lunacy is the idea that if we just provide "security", the Iraqis will kiss and make up, and all will be well.
Neither is the case, and that's obvious.
So, what's the point of our military continuing to be in Iraq? There is none. It's just more dead American soldiers.
What is going to happen in Iraq is going to happen regardless of whether or not our military is there, and it's shocking to me that some people don't understand that. The question is simply if you support more Americans dying or not.
It's pretty simple.
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I was struck, however unfortunately, to be in the mood for Harrison Ford movies this weekend while reading my book. I happened to watch Air Force One and there was a tidbit in his speech at the beggining that I found rather poignant.
"The Generals men killed 200,000 men women and children and we watched it on TV. The dead remember. We had economic sanctions and hid behinds our rhetoric of democracy but only when our national security was threatened did we act. Peace is not merely the absence of conflict. It is the presence of justice."
Odd to decry diplomatic rhetoric at a state dinner, but nonetheless a potent sentiment and one I sometimes share whenever the madness takes me to turn on the news.
I don't suppose you care to substantiate your claim? I could use a new loon to highlight.
It could be Rick. He just doesn't want the "Buhler?Buhler?" thrown back in his face anymore....
Ya.. I was just starting a whole new post dedicated soley to that.
That's a great title for it.
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