Cenk Uygur: The Republicans Don't Even Want to Win This War

[babylonsister]

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/7225

The Republicans Don't Even Want to Win This War
by Cenk Uygur | May 3 2007

If you really wanted to win this war (whatever the hell that means), you could put some real effort behind it. Twenty to thirty-thousand more troops? Who are the Republicans kidding? If you really thought we absolutely, positively had to win this war, you'd start a draft and put a million guys smack dab in the middle of Iraq.

Were we having questions about surges or drafts in World War II? No, we put on our boots and went to kick some Nazi ass. Why aren't we doing that here?

Because the Republicans are full of shit. They don't really think this is an "existential" war. What a laughable thought. What, if we don't win in Ramadi, we're going to cease to exist here? Why aren't these guys laughed out of the room already?

Here we are negotiating with contemptible fools. How much of a surge would you like? How long would you like to stay? Oh really, you think the Iraqis might take over Cleveland if we leave?

"They are going to follow us home." John McCain says this. God, remember when John McCain was a man. He was a damn hero, a patriot and as honest a guy as you could find in politics. Where have all the heroes gone?

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[EstimatedProphet]

1. Well put!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. they are out to steal the oil

and make as much money via no bid contracts that they can. And they don't care how much blood is spilled for them to do this.

[babylonsister]

4. I wish more people realized the oil is the problem. I posted this

this a.m., and it explains about progress with oil bills are being equated with benchmarks by this admin:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=810690&mesg_id=810690

[TwilightGardener]

3. He makes a good point--if the GOPers were REALLY serious

about the threat to our national security, they'd have a MASSIVE surge over there and start the draft. Instead, they throw just enough troops over there to make it look like we're doing something new and exciting, when we all know it's not enough, and Petraeus, by his own writings, knows it's not enough. This is why Petraeus has little credibility with me. He's just playing the game.