[Mb-civic] FW: In Case You Missed It: The 'Exit Strategy' Democrats

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From: Samii Shahla <shahla at thesamiis.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 00:21:35 -0500
Subject: In Case You Missed It: The 'Exit Strategy' Democrats



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>  The 'Exit Strategy' Democrats
> From The Wall Street Journal
>
>
> Review & Outlook
> February 3, 2005
>
> Every so often, an American politician takes an unpopular stand for
> the sake of what's right... Frequently, he takes an unprincipled stand
> for the sake of what's popular ...Sometimes, even, he does what's
> right, which also happens to be popular...
>
>  Only in the rarest of instances, however, do politicians take
> positions that are both unpopular and unprincipled. That is where the
> Democratic Party leadership finds itself today on Iraq.
>
>  On Sunday, some eight million Iraqi citizens risked their lives to
> participate in parliamentary elections -- as vivid and moving a
> demonstration of democratic ideals ... Whereupon Senate Democrats
> Harry Reid, Ted Kennedy and John Kerry took to the airwaves to explain
> that it was no big deal and that it was time to start casting about
> for an "exit strategy." ...
>
>  So what is the Democratic Party's message on this inspiring exercise
> in Iraqi self-determination? First, that the election's legitimacy is
> questionable. Second, that its effects will be minor. Third, that
> America's presence in Iraq is doing more harm than good by generating
> terrorism and anti-Americanism where none previously existed. Fourth,
> that the U.S. has better things to do. Fifth, that American sacrifices
> in Iraq are best redeemed not by victory, but by the earliest feasible
> departure.
>
>  As a matter of policy, this is a manifesto for irresponsibility. Just
> as the postponement of elections would have been a gift to the
> insurgents, a timetable for withdrawal now would amount to a
> concession of defeat. ...
>
>  What is more astonishing, however, is the Democrats' political
> tone-deafness. In their indictment of Administration policy, the
> Senators always take care to add a few words of tribute to the
> American soldier. ...
>
>  Today, the Democratic Party has put itself in the awkward position of
> hoping to gain political advantage in the 2006 elections as a result
> of American wartime reverses ... This is not a place any political
> party should wish to be.
>
>  We understand that it is in the nature of the party of opposition to
> oppose. But there's no law in politics that says opposition has to be
> blind. ...
>
>  For Entire Article Please Visit:
> http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110006243
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