A couple of days ago Senate Democrats followed the lead of House Democrats and placed a date to get out of Iraq into a military funding bill. Now they're busy patting themselves on the back for "opposing" the war. What a joke!
What they did was vote to continue the war for another year! I suppose when that year is up, they'll vote to continue it to another deadline. This is not opposition to the Iraq war. It's just a wimpy version of the Bush policy.
I hate to agree with Senator McCain, but he's right when he's says if you really want to oppose the war, why continue it for another year - get out now.
Personally, I was hoping the Democrats would show some real courage, and stop the war now. What do they hope to accomplish by letting it drag on for another year? Do they really think things will be better a year from now? Do they really think the current Iraqi government will survive if we continue the killing for another year?
The current government in Iraq was installed by us, and won't last a minute longer than when our troops pull out. And don't even try to tell me how it was a free and open election. You don't have a free and open election when all candidates must be approved by an occupying power. The Iraqis will dump this government as soon as we leave, and install a government of their own choosing. This will happen whether we leave tomorrow, a year from now, or ten years from now.
The Democrats know things won't be better a year from now. They have simply joined the Republicans in playing politics with innocent lives. Both of them are wrong, because both would allow the killing to continue even though they know it will accomplish nothing.
There is only one sane option - pull our troops out now. Get them out of the middle of this civil war, and let the Iraqis determine their own future.
Great post, and great minds think alike. I wrote about this last night, too.
ReplyDeletehttp://cpmazrandommusings.blogspot.com/2007/03/ok-im-sold-on-idea-that-we-should.html
My rationale is a little different, but the end conclusion is the same - bring the troops home now.
I think Democrats may be misjudging the mood of the country.
ReplyDeletePeople don't like this war, and don't think we should have started it in the first place. I don't think there is much support for trying to fix the blunder by staying there another year.
By the way, I read your post and liked it a lot - great minds indeed!