COWARDS GIVE UP ON GIS - & GIVE IN TO EVIL
COWARDS GIVE UP ON GIS - & GIVE IN TO EVIL
by Ralph Peters
February 17, 2007
PROVIDING aid and comfort to the enemy in wartime is treason. It's not "just politics." It's treason.
And signaling our enemies that Congress wants them to win isn't "supporting our troops."
The "nonbinding resolution" telling the world that we intend to surrender to terrorism and abandon Iraq may be the most disgraceful congressional action since the Democratic Party united to defend slavery.
The vote was a huge morale booster for al Qaeda, for Iraq's Sunni insurgents, and for the worst of the Shia militias.
The message Congress just sent to them all was, "Hold on, we'll stop the surge, we're going to leave - and you can slaughter the innocent with our blessing."
We've reached a low point in the history of our government when a substantial number of legislators would welcome an American defeat in Iraq for domestic political advantage.
Yes, some members voted their conscience. But does anyone believe they were in the majority?
This troop surge might not work. We can't know yet. But we can be damned sure that the shameful action taken on the Hill while our troops are fighting isn't going to help.
And a word about those troops: It's going to come as a shock to the massive egos in Congress, but this resolution won't hurt morale - for the simple reason that our men and women in uniform have such low expectations of our politicians that they'll shrug this off as business as usual.
This resolution has teeth, though: It's going to bite our combat commanders. By undermining their credibility and shaking the trust of their Iraqi counterparts, it makes it far tougher to build the alliances that might give Iraq a chance.
If you were an Iraqi, would you be willing to trust Americans and risk your life after the United States Congress voted to abandon you?
Now that Donald Rumsfeld's gone, the Democrats are doing just what they pilloried the former Secretary of Defense for doing: Denying battlefield commanders the troops and resources they need.
Congresswoman Pelosi, have you no shame?
As a former soldier who still spends a good bit of time with those in uniform, what infuriates me personally is the Doublespeak, Stalin-Prize lie that undercutting our troops and encouraging our enemies is really a way to "support our troops."
As for bringing them home, why not respect the vote the troops themselves are taking: Sustained re-enlistment rates have been at a record high.
And our soldiers and Marines know they'll go back to Iraq or Afghanistan. And no, Senator Kerry, it's not because they're too stupid to get a "real" job like yours or because they're "mercenaries." Some Americans still believe in America.
If our troops are willing to fight this bitter war, how dare Congress knife them in the back?
On Thursday night, I was in Nashville as a guest of the 506th Regimental Combat Team - with whom I'd spent all too brief a time in Baghdad.
The occasion was their welcome-home ball, complete with dress uniforms spangled with awards for bravery. Proud spouses sat beside their returned warriors.
Of course, those soldiers were glad to be home with their loved ones. But they also know they'll go back to one theater of war or another - and no one complained.
They share a value that Congress has forgotten: duty. They're willing to bear the weight of the world on their shoulders. Because they know that freedom has a price.
As you entered the ballroom for the event, the first thing you saw was a line of 34 photographs. A single white candle softly lit each frame. Those were the members of the 506th who didn't come home.
Soldiers honor their dead. It's the least Congress could do to honor the living men and women in uniform.
You don't support our troops by supporting our enemies.
Ralph Peters' latest book is "Never Quit The Fight."
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02172007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/cowards_give_up_on_gis____give_in_to_evil_opedcolumnists_ralph_peters.htm?page=0
by Ralph Peters
February 17, 2007
PROVIDING aid and comfort to the enemy in wartime is treason. It's not "just politics." It's treason.
And signaling our enemies that Congress wants them to win isn't "supporting our troops."
The "nonbinding resolution" telling the world that we intend to surrender to terrorism and abandon Iraq may be the most disgraceful congressional action since the Democratic Party united to defend slavery.
The vote was a huge morale booster for al Qaeda, for Iraq's Sunni insurgents, and for the worst of the Shia militias.
The message Congress just sent to them all was, "Hold on, we'll stop the surge, we're going to leave - and you can slaughter the innocent with our blessing."
We've reached a low point in the history of our government when a substantial number of legislators would welcome an American defeat in Iraq for domestic political advantage.
Yes, some members voted their conscience. But does anyone believe they were in the majority?
This troop surge might not work. We can't know yet. But we can be damned sure that the shameful action taken on the Hill while our troops are fighting isn't going to help.
And a word about those troops: It's going to come as a shock to the massive egos in Congress, but this resolution won't hurt morale - for the simple reason that our men and women in uniform have such low expectations of our politicians that they'll shrug this off as business as usual.
This resolution has teeth, though: It's going to bite our combat commanders. By undermining their credibility and shaking the trust of their Iraqi counterparts, it makes it far tougher to build the alliances that might give Iraq a chance.
If you were an Iraqi, would you be willing to trust Americans and risk your life after the United States Congress voted to abandon you?
Now that Donald Rumsfeld's gone, the Democrats are doing just what they pilloried the former Secretary of Defense for doing: Denying battlefield commanders the troops and resources they need.
Congresswoman Pelosi, have you no shame?
As a former soldier who still spends a good bit of time with those in uniform, what infuriates me personally is the Doublespeak, Stalin-Prize lie that undercutting our troops and encouraging our enemies is really a way to "support our troops."
As for bringing them home, why not respect the vote the troops themselves are taking: Sustained re-enlistment rates have been at a record high.
And our soldiers and Marines know they'll go back to Iraq or Afghanistan. And no, Senator Kerry, it's not because they're too stupid to get a "real" job like yours or because they're "mercenaries." Some Americans still believe in America.
If our troops are willing to fight this bitter war, how dare Congress knife them in the back?
On Thursday night, I was in Nashville as a guest of the 506th Regimental Combat Team - with whom I'd spent all too brief a time in Baghdad.
The occasion was their welcome-home ball, complete with dress uniforms spangled with awards for bravery. Proud spouses sat beside their returned warriors.
Of course, those soldiers were glad to be home with their loved ones. But they also know they'll go back to one theater of war or another - and no one complained.
They share a value that Congress has forgotten: duty. They're willing to bear the weight of the world on their shoulders. Because they know that freedom has a price.
As you entered the ballroom for the event, the first thing you saw was a line of 34 photographs. A single white candle softly lit each frame. Those were the members of the 506th who didn't come home.
Soldiers honor their dead. It's the least Congress could do to honor the living men and women in uniform.
You don't support our troops by supporting our enemies.
Ralph Peters' latest book is "Never Quit The Fight."
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02172007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/cowards_give_up_on_gis____give_in_to_evil_opedcolumnists_ralph_peters.htm?page=0
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Ralph Peters is great. His "How to Make War" books are fantastic. 0 -
Hate to tell 'im, but we're not at war with anyone.
Only Congress can declare war and did you or did you not forget that our war presdient already declared the "mission accomplished?"
War's over people - this is the peace.0 -
quote:Originally posted by ElMuertoMonkey
Hate to tell 'im, but we're not at war with anyone.
Only Congress can declare war and did you or did you not forget that our war presdient already declared the "mission accomplished?"
War's over people - this is the peace.
tell that to the soldiers getting shot at on a daily basis, the ones with bombs blowing up all around them, the ones dodging mortars, RPGs, sniper fire, homicide bombers, all the while tolerating and PROTECTING terrorist fifth columnists on the home front.
and while you're at it, maybe you could also explain it to the murderous slime that seek our enslavement or extermination. THEY'RE sure not acting like we're not at war.0 -
If you want to blame someone for betraying the troops, why don't you blame the people who sent in far too few troops in the first place. The way that Bush and Cheney set this war up, there was no way we could win.
Now that the Republican's stupid and ineffective plan for Iraq has collapsed, you blame the Democrats. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense.0 -
Wasn't the troop surge the Democrats idea in the first place... 0 -
Democrats idea ... an [:D]XYM[:p]R[}:)]N! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by nemesisenforcer
quote:Originally posted by ElMuertoMonkey
Hate to tell 'im, but we're not at war with anyone.
Only Congress can declare war and did you or did you not forget that our war presdient already declared the "mission accomplished?"
War's over people - this is the peace.
tell that to the soldiers getting shot at on a daily basis, the ones with bombs blowing up all around them, the ones dodging mortars, RPGs, sniper fire, homicide bombers, all the while tolerating and PROTECTING terrorist fifth columnists on the home front.
and while you're at it, maybe you could also explain it to the murderous slime that seek our enslavement or extermination. THEY'RE sure not acting like we're not at war.0 -
The Army is reporting less Disabled Retiree's than before the war.
Either we're doing great at preventing disabilities in war or the US Army has created 20,000 more Timothy Mcveighs.
I think we all know what the answer is.0 -
Where has Hairy been? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by mrseatle
Wasn't the troop surge the Democrats idea in the first place...
they beat Bush with the "not enough troops club" for 3 years until they won back congress. Now that he wants to put more troops in theater, OF COURSE IT'S A BAD IDEA BECAUSE BUSH WANTS TO DO IT!!!!!! Don't you know anything of the liberal mind-set?0
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