Back Stabbers - Democrats Hating Our Troops

The Assault on the Grunts

The antiwar left -- especially those in the mainstream media and Congress -- always try to mask their intent to cut and run from Iraq by pretending to “support the troops”, whatever that means. But the increasingly visceral debate about Iraq, ever accelerating from the vote to use military force in Iraq to the “non-binding” resolutions now being debated on Capitol Hill doesn’t affect most Americans. But, then again, most Americans aren’t on the front lines getting shot at. The lefties’ assault on the president may leave him weaker politically. But it leaves our troops wondering.

Immediately attacked as an “escalation of the war in Iraq,” the troop surge became a hot-button issue from the moment that it was announced, and, under the new Democratic leadership has worsened considerably. The House and Senate have both been increasingly vocal about their desire to derail the U.S. efforts in Iraq. Whether out of the desire to “save the lives of future American soldiers,” or simply out of the long-held yearning defeat and disgrace the hated President Bush, attempts to hamstring current operations, and to prevent flexibility and adjustment in strategy going forward, have moved to front and center on congressional Democrats’ agenda.

They are correct on only one count: the resolutions do, in fact, send a message -- but it’s not to the White House: the message is directed to our troops and our enemies, letting the former know that the vital backing from their homeland -- both in will and in finances -- is on life-support, and telling the latter that the American front in this war is so fractured that our determination to keep fighting could evaporate at any time. Said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, “It's pretty clear that a resolution that in effect says that the general going out to take command of the arena shouldn't have the resources he thinks he needs to be successful certainly emboldens the enemy and our adversaries.” The troops aren’t fools: they hear, they understand.

... and those Republicans that joined the Dems? There's a plane (full of snakes) leaving for Iran today! Be on it!

Republican Traitors:

Mike Castle (Del.)

Howard Coble (N.C.)

Tom Davis (Va.)

John Duncan (Tenn.)

Phil English (Pa.)

Wayne Gilchrest (Md.)

Bob Inglis (S.C.)

Timothy Johnson (Ill.)

Walter Jones (N.C.)

Ric Keller (Fla.)

Mark Kirk (Ill.)

Steven LaTourette (Ohio)

Ron Paul (Texas)

Tom Petri (Wis.)

Jim Ramstad (Minn.)

Fred Upton (Mich.)

Jim Walsh (N.Y.)