Pakistan Is The Problem And Barack Obama Seems To Be The Only Candidate Willing To Face It.

I was reading a story earlier concerning Pakistan's government giving its' military permission to fire upon U.S. troops, if we cross their border again. It led me to a post by Christopher Hitchens at Slate magazine, and his view that Barack Obama has said the correct things in regard to Pakistan being the problem in not "getting" bin-Laden, the Taliban, al-Qaeda, et al. I have not read anything by Mr. Hitchens in years, I am not completely sure if he has written this as a positive "backing" of Obama, or just as a tag to attach to Obama if he wins the Presidency. Nevertheless, how ever it was meant it is an interesting post and I hope you will take the time to read it in its' entirety. It begins below and can be finished by following the link to Slate.

Pakistan Is the Problem And Barack Obama seems to be the only candidate willing to face it.
By Christopher Hitchens
Posted at Slate Monday, Sept. 15, 2008

An excellent article by Fraser Nelson in London's Spectator at the end of July put it as succinctly as I have seen it:
At a recent dinner party in the British embassy in Kabul, one of the guests referred to "the Afghan-Pakistan war." The rest of the table fell silent. This is the truth that dare not speak its name. Even mentioning it in private in the Afghan capital's green zone is enough to solicit murmurs of disapproval. Few want to accept that the war is widening; that it now involves Pakistan, a country with an unstable government and nuclear weapons.

"Don't mention the war," as Basil insists with mounting hysteria in Fawlty Towers. And, when discussing the deepening crisis in Afghanistan, most people seem deliberately to avoid such telling phrases as "Pakistani aggression" or—more accurate still—"Pakistani colonialism." The truth is that the Taliban, and its al-Qaida guests, were originally imposed on Afghanistan from without as a projection of Pakistani state power. (Along with Pakistan, only Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates ever recognized the Taliban as the legal government in Kabul.) Important circles in Pakistan have never given up the aspiration to run Afghanistan as a client or dependent or proxy state, and this colonial mindset is especially well-entrenched among senior army officers and in the Inter-Services Intelligence agency, or ISI.
We were all warned of this many years ago. When the Clinton administration sent cruise missiles into Afghanistan in reprisal for the attacks on our embassies in East Africa, the missiles missed Osama Bin Ladin but did, if you remember, manage to kill two officers of the ISI. It wasn't asked loudly enough: What were these men doing in an al-Qaida camp in the first place? In those years, as in earlier ones, almost no tough questions were asked of Pakistan. Successive U.S. administrations used to keep certifying to Congress that Pakistan was not exploiting U.S. aid (and U.S. indulgence over the anti-Soviet war in Afghanistan) to build itself a nuclear weapons capacity. Indeed, it wasn't until after Sept. 11, 2001, that we allowed ourselves to learn that at least two of Pakistan's top nuclear scientists—Mirza Yusuf Baig and Chaudhry Abdul Majid—had been taken in for "questioning" about their close links to the Taliban. But then, in those days, we were too incurious to take note of the fact that Pakistan's chief nuclear operative, A.Q. Khan, had opened a private-enterprise "Nukes 'R' Us" market and was selling his apocalyptic wares to regimes as disparate as Libya and North Korea, sometimes using Pakistani air force planes to make the deliveries.

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An Honest CIA Director

I am just getting back from a two day coma, as I rested and slept to get ready for the final three week rush to Christmas. I truly could have used another day, but it was not to be. In addition, the wonderful winter ice and snow provided me with a pratfall, landing squarely on my back, knocking the wind out of me, and injuring my bones. The day is wearing on and I am stiffening up, and hurting in my back, ribs, and spine. Fun!!

I was just reading the story about the CIA, and the open and honest remarks made by their Director, Mr. Michael Hayden. I found his candor refreshing, and hope that he continues to work with the oversight committees as well as he seems to be right now.

The story says that the CIA videotaped its interrogations of two top terror suspects in 2002 and destroyed the tapes three years later out of fear they would leak to the public and compromise the identities of U.S. questioners, the director of the agency told employees Thursday.


CIA Director Michael Hayden said House and Senate intelligence committee leaders were informed of the existence of the tapes and the CIA's intention to destroy them. He also said the CIA's internal watchdog watched the tapes in 2003 and verified that the interrogation practices were legal.

In an administration that plays fast and loose with the truth, it is nice to see someone go against type, and actually do the right thing. It looks like Director Hayden, and the CIA may be on the right path, and that can only be good for America, which has had severe issues in the past.


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Led Zeppelins Threat To Reunite Is True

In a terror laden story that I finished reading, it seems that Led Zeppelin will reunite, perhaps as early as November 2, 2007 in London. Their tour of terror has not been announced past that potential date.

Perhaps this announcement was made in "concert" with Osama bin-Laden's tape as a real strike instead of perceived one to put fear into our hearts, and in this case It has succeeded.

Please do not misunderstand me, I love Rock n' Roll, emphasis on the Rock, even Heavy and Alternative Rock, but their brand of "hour and a half" singles makes me want to put a gun to my head and pull the trigger! I know Zeppelin fans are hoping I pull that trigger!! LOL!! I even like Robert Plant and Jimmy Page in some of their other band "incarnations", but please God, not as Led Zeppelin, a band with only One Good song, Stairway to Heaven. I did not write anything about this John Paul Jones guy, as I don't know if he did anything other than Zeppelin.

Now I know die hard Zeppelin fans are cursing me, but I only can ask, "Are you really that baked", that you can sit through their songs (except Stairway to Heaven of course), more than once?

I like all kinds of Rock music, with a preference for anything new or newer, i.e. Disturbed, Papa Roach, Incubus, Finger Eleven, Freak Label, etc., and older bands like Metallica, Danzig, Pantera, KISS, Heart, Black Sabbath, Ozzy on his own, Ronny James Dio, etc., but God Help Us From Hearing anymore Led Zeppelin's, interminably long songs..I am gritting my teeth just thinking about it!?!!!

Please no more "terrorist" acts on our senses and mental stability..

I am hoping that this was a trick "terrorist" story and it will all be cleared up tomorrow, and they shall remain happily separate; or "happy" for me anyway!!

Have a "terror" free Weekend!!


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Terrorists Kill 80

As the surge continues in Iraq the insurgent terrorist's are attacking in areas that were once safe, but are becoming killing grounds as they are chased from Baghdad and other safe terrorist havens by United States and Iraqi troops. It is good that they are being driven out of their hiding areas, but sad for those new innocents who are getting in their way.

A suicide truck bombing followed by two smaller car bombs killed more than 80 people and wounded at least 180 Monday in what's believed to be the deadliest attack in this northern city since the start of the war, police said. The blasts in this city of deep tensions between Kurds and Arabs came as Sunni insurgents were believed to be moving north, fleeing a U.S. offensive around Baghdad and consolidating to carry out deadly bombings.

The massive explosion from the truck bomb around noon blasted a 30-foot-deep crater and damaged part of the roof of the headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the party of President Jalal Talabani.

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Pakistani Militants Kill 70

Sunday the truce between Militants in northwest Pakistan ended as they disavowed a peace pact with the government and launched two days of suicide attacks and bombings that killed at least 70 people, dramatically escalating the violence in the al-Qaeda infiltrated region.
The attacks Sunday and Saturday followed strident calls by extremists to avenge the government's bloody storming of Islamabad's Red Mosque and a declaration of jihad, or holy war, by at least one pro-Taliban cleric.

Termination of the peace treaty, the hopeful handiwork of President General Pervez Musharraf, puts even greater pressure on the military leader as he struggles with both Islamic extremists and a gathering pro-democracy movement.

As President Musharraf said the other day, this is an all out war for Pakistan and the Militants will surrender or be killed, which is the stance that he should have taken four years ago, and this mess would be over instead of just starting.

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bin-Laden Alive?

I just saw a story about a new al-Qaeda videotape posted Sunday on a militant Web site featured a short, undated clip of a weary-looking Osama bin Laden praising martyrdom.
So I guess the A$$#*(e is still alive. how sad for the world. Anyway I have a link to the full story below!
The bin Laden clip, which lasted less than a minute, was part of a 40-minute video featuring purported al-Qaida fighters in Afghanistan paying tribute to fellow militants who have been killed in the country.

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Terrorist Pleads Guilty

In a report today it would seem that we will not get to find out what Mr. Abdel-Ilah Elmardoudi would say in a Federal court case which was to begin on July 17th, because he plead guilty today.

He plead guilty to a federal charge of misuse of Social Security numbers and he will be sentenced after a presentence investigation report is prepared.

Mr. Elmardoudi had filed four motions to dimiss, but late last week, United States Disctrict Chief Judge Linda Reade decline to dismiss his charges. At a late afternoon hearing, Mr. Elmardoudi pleaded guilty to the Social Security charge before United States Magistrate Judge Jon Scoles.

He made this deal and now only faces up to five years in prison, and has been held nearly that long already. Since November 2002, when he was arrested in North Carolina, at which time he faced charges in Michigan and Iowa. a Michigan pro-terrorists rights judge dismissed terrorism charges, because of prosecutorial "misconduct" and then the moron prosecutor dismissed the documents charges.

I am very interested why they chose to give this Terrorist Suspect such a reduced charge, and I am not feeling safer for this DEAL, are you???!!

Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend

There is a story in Time which states that a cease-fire agreement between Iraq's leading Sunni insurgent group and al-Qaeda has been reached which if it true would be bad news for the U.S. military, which has been trying hard to drive a wedge between them. A statement by the Islamic Army that appeared on a jihadist website Wednesday says "an agreement has been reached [with] al-Qaeda in Iraq, leading to an immediate cessation of all military operations between the two sides." The statement added that the two groups would form a "judicial committee" to address their differences.
During the past week, al-Qaeda fighters have exchanged heavy fire with Sunni insurgents, including some from the Islamic Army , in several Baghdad neighborhoods. American and Iraqi officials had hoped that this represented an irreparable rift between homegrown insurgents and foreign jihadis.

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The American al-Qaeda

I recommend a viewing of the homegrown turncoat who went on a seven minute rant on vedeotape about how he and his al-Qaeda buddies were going to cause us much death and destruction if we do not give in to their demands.
If it wasn't so sad it would be funny. How can this young man a product of the United States end up hating us so much that he throws in with a bunch of cowardly thug terrorists. In the videotape he was wearing a white robe and turban as he spouted on about how if we did not leave their country we could see more horrors then September 11th, Afghanistan, Iraq and Virginia Tech and that al-Qaede would not negotiate on their demands.
I was reading that Mr. Gadahn, has been charged in a United States treason indictment with aiding al-Qaeda. In the videotape he spoke in English and the video carried Arabic subtitles. The video appeared on a Web site often used by Islamic militants and carried the logo of al-Qaeda’s media wing, as-Sahab.
Some of you might remember that Mr.Gadahn, appeared in an al-Qaeda video last September in which he called on Americans to convert to Islam, demanded that Bush remove all United States military forces and spies from Islamic countries, free all Muslims from United States prisons and end support for Israel. He said a withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq alone would not satisfy al-Qaeda.
Mr. Gadahn is a Caifornia native and he is the frst American to be charged with treason in more than 50 years and could face the death penalty if he is ever caught and convicted. He was also charged with providing material support to terrorists.
Now I guess we are supposed to see the videotape and his fair warning about what will happen if we do give into their demands.There is no way we are going to give into to these demands, so I guess we need to be more vigilant, because maybe he knows of an impending attack. Hopefully at some point United States military will get their hands around his terrorist neck and wring it.
Anyway I hope you get a chance to view it for yourself it is on many sites and see the American face of al-Qaeda. I guess we can only be thankful that they have not a very good job of recruiting in this country if there are so few turncoats. May Mr. Gadahn be allowed to meet Allah in the very near future.

Ammunition To Lebanon

In a story of another fight against militant terrorists the army of Lebanon continues to fight heavily armed Islamists of the Fatah al-Islam group in Beirut. The United States sent three United States Air Force cargo planes full of ammunition to assist them in there fight. The story can be read in its’ entirety by following the link.
The militants said that there was nerve gas and cluster bombs amongst the cargo and that they would fight back with unconventional weapons if they were attacked with the unconventional weapons. There was no comment from our American spokesman as he said the accusations were groundless.
The militants continue to hide in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp and according to a 1969 Arab agreement the Lebanese army is banned from entering the refugee camp. So these cowards hide behind women and children and bring destruction upon these refugees who have already been through so much suffering.
This is just another example of the destruction that al-Qaeda and fellow terrorists have in store for the whole world. Here they are fighting their Islamic brothers and they do not care that they are destroying their “brothers” homes and lives by their refusal to leave the refugee camp.
The Lebanese leadership says that the Fatah al-Islam group is being directed by the Syrian intelligence agency, so perhaps Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi can call her new buddies in the Syrian government and tell them to back off and leave the refugee camp. After all she did take a trip to Damascus and believes it is alright to talk to a leaders of a nation such as Syria, which actively supports terrorists and kills political rivals at will.
A special note to all “peace” activists that in addition to ammunition coming from the United States, there were Arab allies that also sent ammunition and supplies to Lebanon on this trip and have offered further assistance as needed. So we are not trying to get entangled in another Mideast country, at least not with troops on the ground.
The last time our troops were in Beirut many of them were killed. On October 23, 1983, a truck bomb drove into a Marine barracks and killed 241 marines, sailors, and soldiers. It was the worst terrorist attack on Americans until September 11th, and shortly thereafter we left Lebanon. So staying out of Lebanon is probably a pretty good idea seeing as how this poor nation has seen violence and destruction for a long time and our troops would become a focal point for violence.
Lebanon is just another in a long line of nations that must face Islamic extremists who will not be satisfied until only their particular vision of the world is all that is left.
Hopefully mediators will convince these terrorists to leave the refugee camp, but if they cannot, the Lebanese army should be allowed to enter the camp and end their occupation of the camp.

Truck bomb kills 241

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Exotic Animals,PETA And Another Day In Iraq

I have just been reading the Iowa Press-Citizen story concerning an upcoming show at the Sycamore Mall which incorporates exotic animals in its’ show and the trouble that is being caused by People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who want the city council to intervene and stop the show.
According to the story a letter was sent to the council by Lisa Wathne, a captive exotic animal specialist who alleges that the show seriously mistreats the animals. She says in her letter that staffers with the show were untrained and intentionally cruel to several animals.
This from a group of well meaning whack jobs who believe that animals deserve not just equal treatment as humans, but better treatment than humans. They think that the major problem on this planet is the is the life form known as humans and that the planet would be better off without us. While that would indeed be a boon for the planet, but it would not be so hot for everyone of us. There is no logic in that form of thinking and that is why these people should be ignored.
I do not believe in being cruel to animals and believe everything should be done to make animals comfortable and respected, but the bottom line is that they are still animals. We use them for food sources, clothing, entertainment, companionship in some cases and that is the state of the world. PETA can do their boycotts, petitions, etc., but they are a crazy minority and should be treated accordingly.
There was a comment by Kevin Digmann, the Sycamore Mall Manager, that he had checked out this show which has performed at other malls across the country, and found no such abuses.
G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial Park, based in Wynnewood, Okla., is scheduled to produce its "Mystical Magic of the Endangered" show May 30 to June 3 at Sycamore Mall.
Jennifer Ross of Sycamore Mall's management said the show's feature act, Joe Exotic, will perform magic tricks to spread a message to school-age children about the dangers of drugs and drunken driving as well as the importance of saving the environment. The show features animals such as lions and tigers that people can pose with for photos for donations to benefit endangered animals.
The council will discuss the letter at its work session Monday and decide whether to discuss a new ordinance at later meetings, assistant city manager Dale Helling said.
I for one believe this is going to be a great show and plan to attend and support the people who care for such beautiful creatures, perhaps even get a photo with my astrological symbol; the Lion. How cool is that, I think way cool!! Let us all turn out and enjoy the show, and let PETA know that you can take care of animals and still enjoy them, without being a monster.
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In another story there have been more american deaths in Iraq. U.S. and Iraqi troops searched house-to-house and combed fields with their bare hands Saturday after American troops and their Iraqi interpreter came under attack in the notorious "triangle of death" south of Baghdad, leaving five dead and three missing.
The military said the patrol was struck in a pre-dawn explosion near Mahmoudiya, about 20 miles south of Baghdad — an al-Qaeda area where two U.S. soldiers were found massacred after disappearing at a checkpoint nearly a year ago.
A nearby unit heard the blast and the search was launched after communication could not be established with the patrol, the military said. Shortly after the blast, a drone observed two burning vehicles.
An emergency response unit arrived at the scene and found five members of the team dead and three others missing.
Checkpoints were established throughout the area, while helicopters and jets buzzed overhead. AP Television News footage showed Iraqi soldiers picking through cattails and other weeds as they searched fields and canals for clues.
The military refused to specify whether the Iraqi interpreter was among those killed or missing and would not give more details about where the bodies were found.
One possible reason is that this interpreter could have been in collusion with the terrorists.
An Iraqi army officer who was familiar with the search said he saw five badly burned bodies inside a Humvee at the site, suggesting the remains may not have been recognizable. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose the information.
He also said joint U.S.-Iraqi forces had sealed off the area and were conducting house-to-house searches, rounding up dozens of suspects. The military declined to comment on detentions but said troops were looking for suspects.
The Iraqi officer said U.S. troops singled out seven suspects out of as many as 50, including a wounded man who was hiding in a house and confessed to participating in the attack. He said most of the houses searched near the attack contained only women and children because the men had fled, fearing arrest.
The attack occurred at 4:44 a.m. about 12 miles west of Mahmoudiya, a town of about 65,000 in a Sunni area dubbed the "triangle of death" for the frequent attacks against Shiite civilians and U.S. and Iraqi forces.
It has been quite awhile since american soldiers have been kidnapped rather than killed. On June 16, 2006, two American soldiers — Pfc. Kristian Menchaca of Houston and Pfc. Thomas Tucker of Madras, Ore. — went missing after their Humvee was ambushed at a checkpoint near Youssifiyah, north of Mahmoudiya.
Their bodies were found days later, tied together with a bomb between one of the victim's legs. But the remains were not recovered until the next morning, after an Iraqi civilian warned that bombs had been planted in the area.
A third soldier, David J. Babineau, 25, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was found dead at the scene of the attack.
Also Saturday, the military announced the death of an American soldier from a bomb attack Friday near Iskandariyah, 30 miles south of Baghdad.
At least 30 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead elsewhere in Iraq, including a Sunni physician shot to death on his way home from work in the northern city of Mosul.
The last U.S. soldier known to have been captured was Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie, whose name is also spelled Ahmed Kousay Altaie, an Iraqi-born reserve soldier from Ann Arbor, Mich., who was abducted while visiting his Iraqi wife on Oct. 23 in Baghdad.
Sgt. Keith M. Maupin of Batavia, Ohio, was taken on April 9, 2004, after insurgents ambushed a fuel convoy. Two months later, a tape on Al-Jazeera purported to show a captive U.S. soldier being shot, but the Army ruled it was inconclusive proof of Maupin's death.
Both are still listed as missing.
We have been told that as the “surge” takes place there will be an uptick in violence as we take the fight to the insurgent terrorists, so this attack should be no surprise. They are rooting the rats out of their hiding places and so do not listen to the nightly newscasters who will surely portray this attack as another sign that we are failing instead of showing that the plan is working. It is sad that our troops die, but if they can end this insurgency then their deaths will not have been in vain. They will be remembered as the heroes that they are for they defend our country by fighting in a distant land. May their families know how that we grieve with them and mourn the loss of these brave young men.

Veto Part Deux

We are going to revisit the Bush veto as we heard from the President and the nonsense that the Democrats are going to pull by only funding the troops until July is not going to go anywhere.
The warnings came as Gates also told reporters that his evaluation of force levels in Iraq in September will not lead to a rapid troop withdrawal, and that at least some U.S. forces are likely to be in Iraq for a protracted period of time.
He said he didn't know if it will take 25,000 troops or another number, but it would probably include intelligence officers, logistical support and air power, and they would be needed to maintain stability in the war-wracked country.
"The evaluation in September will not lead to a precipitous decision or actions, but would point us in a new direction ... either because the surge is working, or because the evaluation is that it's not," said Gates. Earlier Wednesday he told senators he would consider reducing U.S. troop levels in Iraq in the fall if the Iraqi government begins to make progress.
The developments occurred as officials disclosed that 11 moderate House Republicans had met unannounced with the president and top aides at the White House on Tuesday. Several participants described a remarkably blunt discussion in which lawmakers told the president the war was unsustainable without public support and was having a corrosive effect on GOP political fortunes.
Rep. Charles Dent of Pennsylvania said he told the president that many of his constituents are "impatient, and in some cases have a sense of futility" about the war.
Rep. Tom Davis of Virginia said he presented recent polling data from his suburban Washington district showing Bush's unfavorability ratings exceeded his approval ratings.
"We asked them what's Plan B. We let them know that the status quo is not acceptable," he said. Davis said the president responded that if he began discussing a new strategy, the current one would never have a chance to succeed.
Defiant Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, meanwhile, wrestled with how to support the troops but still challenge Bush on the war. Bush has requested more than $90 billion to sustain the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through September.
"With this latest veto threat, the president has once again chosen confrontation over cooperation," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
House Democratic leaders are pushing legislation that would provide the military $42.8 billion to keep operations going through July, buy new equipment and train Iraqi and Afghan security forces. Congress would decide shortly before its August recess whether to release an additional $52.8 billion to fund the war through September.
"In essence, the bill asks me to run the Department of Defense like a skiff, and I'm trying to drive the biggest supertanker in the world," Gates told senators Wednesday. "And we just don't have the agility to be able to manage a two-month appropriation very well."
The veto threat came from White House spokesman Tony Snow, traveling aboard Air Force One with Bush to tour tornado damage in Kansas.
"There are restrictions on funding and there are also some of the spending items that were mentioned in the first veto message that are still in the bill," Snow said.
House members planned a vote Thursday, just two days after David Obey , D-Wis., chairman of the Appropriations Committee, briefed White House chief of staff Josh Bolten on the plan.
The stern White House response reflected the high stakes involved for Bush, who is struggling to beat back congressional skepticism about his Iraq strategy. In recent days, Bush has tried to shore up support by personally reaching out to moderate Republicans and Democrats.
Democrats face their own uphill battle. Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., say they want to provide troops the resources they need. But other Democrats are pushing to cut off funds for the unpopular and costly war.
Democratic leaders acknowledge the new Iraq bill might pass in the House only to sink in the Senate, where Democrats hold a slimmer majority and are more reluctant than their House counterparts to restrict war funds.
In testimony before the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Gates left open the possibility of bringing troops home soon, even as the Pentagon orders deployments that could maintain a buildup of U.S. forces in Iraq through the end of the year.
"If (we) see some very positive progress and it looks like things are heading in the right direction, then that's the point at which I think we can begin to consider reducing some of those forces," Gates said.
Senators pressed Gates on when a decision will be made.
"What are the prospects for having some light at the end of the tunnel, to see some encouragement which would enable the Congress to have the fortitude to support the president and go beyond September and the full funding of the $500 billion?" asked Sen. Arlen Specter , R-Pa.
Gates replied: "I think that the honest answer is, senator, that I don't know."
Gates told the panel that proposals for a short-term funding bill would be very disruptive and "have a huge impact" on contracts to repair and replace equipment. And if Congress votes in July to pull the plug on war funding, "I would have to shut down significant elements of the Department of Defense in August and September because I wouldn't have the money to pay salaries."
So we can see by this turn of events that they should not even waste our time to play more political games. The troops have already been treated with such contempt and disrespect by the Democrats over this issue that there should be no more showboating.
I sent an email to Hillary Clinton over her recent remarks to undo the war and told her in no uncertain terms that a once strong supporter is no longer a supporter. She is humiliating herself by kowtowing to the hollywood elite cowards and the far left nut bags who think you can reason with the terrorists. They want to kill us! Do not let yourselves believe that if we surrender and leave Iraq that these people will stop killing americans. Just the opposite will be the effect. There will be open season on all of us and this time they’ll be coming to our homes to kill us, not on the other side of the world.
There are brave men and women trying to keep that from happening and they deserve our support and the funding that they will need to see this through to a successful, stable Iraq.
Write your representatives and Senators and tell them to stop disrespecting the troops and fund them. If they want to fight with Bush that is fine, but not on the backs of our troops in harm’s way.