You want to talk betrayal?
It’s happened again. Members of the Republican partyÃ¢â‚¬â€ťincluding the presidentÃ¢â‚¬â€ťhave twisted and spun the debate about the ongoing occupation of Iraq and turned it into another installment of “you’re either with us or you’re not a patriot” propaganda. Did General Petraeus betray us? Well, sure, if you think the duty of a military leader is to do what is best to protect the citizens and future of our country. Criticizing military leadership does not mean criticizing the troops who carry out his orders. Bush has turned this debacle over to Patraeus so it’s only appropriate that those critical of the ongoing occupation turn their criticism against its current nominal leader. For the freaking Senate of the United States to pass a resolution condemning that criticism is so appalling as to be beyond words. The Republican party and those idiotic and spineless Democrats who initiated and voted for this resolution are the real traitors here. They have betrayed the principles of freedom and liberty that were supposedly the basis for the invasion of Iraq in the first place.
Struggling to find a bright side here, perhaps there’s a tiny bit of good in the fact that Bush and his dwindling supporters feel threatened enough by MoveOn.org’s criticism that they are willing to stoop to this level. Of course, that little spot of hope is mostly drowned out by the fact that polls supposedly show that a majority of Americans were somewhat persuaded by Patraeus and his “stay the course and hope” plan, and also that a majority agrees there was something objectionable about MoveOn’s ad.
Will the insanity ever end? [tags]war, iraq, censorship, hypocrisy[/tags]
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