Iraq debate today
Today promises to be another big day for Republicans as the Democrats attempt a repeat of last week's Iraq debate:
WASHINGTON - Fierce election-year debate on Iraq spilled over into a second week on Capitol Hill with Senate Democrats lining up behind a proposal to start U.S. troop withdrawals this year and Republicans chastising them for espousing a "cut-and-run" strategy.
The Republicans are standing firm, as they should:
"Let me be clear: Retreat is not a solution," said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. "Cutting and running is bad policy that threatens our national security and poses unacceptable risks to Americans."
Democrats seem to think that keeping our word to the Iraqi government is a bad idea for a very anti-liberal reason:
"The administration's policy to date, that we'll be there for as long as Iraq needs us, will result in Iraq's depending on us longer," said Levin, top-ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee. "Three-and-a-half years into the conflict, we should tell the Iraqis that the American security blanket is not permanent."
Would that they applied the same logic to their beloved entitlement programs here at home.
In a weird deja vu kind of way, Senator Kerry wants to ressurect his proposal from last week for yet another overwhelming defeat:
It would require the administration to withdraw all combat troops from Iraq by July 1, 2007, leaving in place only U.S. troops essential to training Iraqi security forces, conducting counterterrorism operations and protecting U.S. personnel and facilities.
Also joining Kerry is Barbara Boxer and Russ Feingold (who doesn't support the war but supports nearly 86% of the constitution). I guess they felt left out last week.
Ultimately, today's debate in the Senate should prove to be a positive for Republicans as Democrats line up once again to show their lack of resolve on security issues.
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Eventually, the Democrats will all get behind a redeployment out of Iraq on a specific date.
Whether it is the correct move or not is definitely up for debate, but it is the correct political move. When they figure that out, they'll be tough to beat in November as the public supports that position.
With some luck someone will point out exactly what a disaster every pull back, redeployment, or abandoment has been.
Viet Nam turned out great after we left, as did Beruit, Somolia, Rwanda (who we abandoned without showing up).
The places we stuck it out, even when tough, Europe, Korea, Japan, have ended up doing pretty well.
Which sounds like a better strategy?
Political moves are easy to make when someone else is the one that is bleeding.
The only failures that we have had in our history is when we didn't follow through.
I agree 100% with Crazy Politico, I don't want to promote another failure because a politician is to much of a chicken to finish the job.
Redeployment would accomplish what at this point? Where do you think we could redeploy to?
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