Alternate Universe
Ok, it won't ever happen, but it is really fun to think about. What if Nancy Polos was more concerned with the security of the United States and the lives of the Iraqis who will assuredly die in very hideous ways if the US pulls out of Iraq? What if the Speaker of the House was in favor of victory instead of in favor of partisan hackery? Because if she was, she could kick serious butt politically. Billy Hollis at QandO has this quantum radio address:
Today, we’re happy to take notice that President Bush has changed course. He has announced a “surge” intended to pacify Iraq, and will send at least 20,000 additional troops. I’d like to point out that some Democrats have proposed a similar plan in the recent past, including Congressman Sylvestre Reyes, who recommended in December that we send 20,000 to 30,000 additional troops to quell the miltias.
There are still many uncertainties regarding Iraq. The surge might not work. It might only work temporarily. No doubt we’ll be revisiting the subject in a few months when we know more.
However, given that President Bush has changed course, following the election results, our advice, and the will of the American people, we want to work with him to give this opportunity the best possible chance to work.
There are those in the Democratic Party who believe that no possible strategy can work. I sympathize with them, and in fact have my own doubts. However, the stakes are huge, and the consequences for failure are very high.
Succeeding at stabilization of the Middle East could conceivably prevent a nuclear terrorist attack on an American city. While I think that probability is extremely low, I recognize that any significant probability of such an event is to be taken very, very seriously.
Therefore, I would like to state to the American people that we are trying to do what you elected us to do – change course in Iraq. Since President Bush has chosen to abandon his “stay the course” strategy in favor of a new strategy, we will support him in that effort. If this new strategy shows signs of significant failure, we will, of course vigorously criticize it. However, give all the unknowns concerning the Iraq conflict, no one can confidently predict exactly what the results will be, so we are prepared to give this new strategy a chance.
Read the whole thing. It actually is a tutorial, one that, sadly, will not be heeded by Pelosi and her faithful winged monkey John "Un-Indicted and Clueless" Murtha.
By Chris, Sunday, 18 February , 2007 @ 5:31 am
Leadership instead of knee-jerk criticism? What a concept! Taking your responsibilities as a representative of the American people seriously? Quelle surprise!