The liars and the dupes
Richard Lowry at The Corner is
impressed by President Bush’s Iraq speech, he says it’s one of his most effective. But what is Bush saying? That we are in a war that we must win.
This is a lie.
Let me repeat that.
This is a lie.
You don’t like that I said that? You feel it’s not right for a conservative to use such language in public, especially about the President of the United States?
Then listen to what Bush says: “We will not allow the terrorists to dictate the future of this century—so we will defeat them in Iraq.”
But then he says, two sentences later: “If America were to pull out before Iraq can defend itself, the consequences would be absolutely predictable—and absolutely disastrous.” [Emphasis added.]
So we are not in a war that we are seeking to win, are we? We are in a holding action against the terrorists, until the Iraqi government can defend itself, at which time (when and if that time ever comes) we will leave Iraq . And what will happen then? The Iraqi government will continue the same holding action against the terrorists in which we are currently engaged. That’s it. We’re not looking for a victory over our enemies. We’re looking to hand over the reins of an endless holding action to the Iraqi government.
Every person who says that we are in a war, a war, a war that we must win, and that this is the great struggle of our generation, the hinge of fate, the turning point of destiny, is a liar or a dupe.
We’re not in a war we’re seeking to win. We’re in a years-long effort to pass the baton.
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Ben quotes the president:
“The war we fight today is more than a military conflict. It is the decisive ideological struggle of the 21st century. On one side are those who believe in the values of freedom and moderation … and on the other side are those driven by the values of tyranny and extremism.
“As veterans, you have seen this kind of enemy before. They’re successors to Fascists, to Nazis, to communists, and other totalitarians of the 20th century. And history shows what the outcome will be: This war will be difficult; this war will be long; and this war will end in the defeat of the terrorists and totalitarians, and a victory for the cause of freedom and liberty.”
These words also show that this is not a war because our President cannot and will not identify the enemy which is Islam. He says our current enemy are successors of ideologies which have nothing to do with the religion created 1400 years ago. He even dropped “Islamo” from his “fascists” argument and is now identifying them with not only with pure Fascism but now also Communism. This is why we cannot win and why this is not a real war. We do not understand who our enemy is and why he is rising up again.
From: Carl Simpson
Subject: Lowry picks up the crack pipe and gets another fix
Lowry’s remarks remind me of those from John Hinderaker, one of the PowerLine guys, a couple of weeks ago. It’s really amazing how they will blindly follow Dear Leader straight into the jaws of insanity. Soon, we’ll start hearing the drumbeats of how the upcoming elections are “the most important elections EVER.” Just when you think they can’t possibly become much more stupefied with folly—they do!
This is your brain…..this is your brain on Dubya.
Paul K. writes:
I was struck by something else Bush said in his speech today: “If we give up the fight in the streets of Baghdad, we will face the terrorists in the streets of our own cities.”
Who is more responsible for the terrorists in the streets of our own cities than President Bush, with his open borders obsession and his refusal to acknowledge the violence that Muslims bring with them everywhere they settle? How dare he describe his critics as “hopelessly naive” when he himself is willfully blind to the effects of his policies?
It seems Bush cannot entertain the possibility that he is wrong about anything, no matter how compelling the evidence, and it’s obvious he’s getting impatient with our failure to embrace his grand vision of an Iraq which is like America and America which is like Mexico. In today’s speech he made a point of validating his judgment by honoring his favorite kind of hero, one with a Spanish surname, as he “recognized the parents of a slain soldier, Marine Cpl. Adam Galvez of Salt Lake City. After being wounded in a suicide bombing about a month ago, Galvez returned to Iraq and was killed by a roadside bomb. Bush, quoting Galvez’s parents, said that “though many are debating the justification of this war,” Galvez’s belief in the cause never wavered.”
This is sickeningly shameless rhetoric.
Scott H. writes:
From the book: “Honor: A History”:
“It is dishonorable in a commander to treat the lives of his men as a means to any lesser end than victory over the enemy.
“The honorable principle that both civilian leaders and generals owe their troops the use of all means available to shorten the period of their danger and hardship
“In addition to this honorable obligation of politicians and statesmen towards the soldiers that do their bidding, generals also owe them the right to expect that they will share with them the dangers and hardships of war”
This fighting a “less than war” holding action has been going on since the Korean “conflict.” Gen. MacArthur was fired by Truman over this principle. The Gen. didn’t think we were fighting to win. My oldest son is in the military right now (Special Forces), he fought in Afghanistan before Bush declared that conflict over, and they know that the U.S. is not in this to win but to manage a conflict. It’s painfully obvious to all but the propagandists like Hugh Hewitt, Medved, Powerline, that whole Townhall crowd. If terrorism is such a big threat to us why is our southern border wide open? “Terrorism” in and of itself cannot bring this country down, but massive colonization from Third World countries certainly will. Exactly what kind of country is my son and his cohorts fighting for?
James N. writes:
It’s not at all like the fight against the national and international socialists. Nothing like it whatsoever, and anyone who says it is either lying or stupid. It’s like the fight against Islam which began with the hejira and has never ended. That’s what it’s like, and we’d damned well better get our minds around the idea.
Posted by Lawrence Auster at August 31, 2006 05:57 PM | Send