Vainly Flattered
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, the Democratic leader in the Senate have sent a proposal to Bush, which hopes to change the mission from combat to training of Iraqis, counter-terrorism, and force protection.
Pelosi claims five things are needed; change the mission; redeploy the troops, real reconstruction; diplomatic engagement and political reconciliation. Sadly, political reconciliation wouldn’t.
Prior to our Civil War, John Brown said it best on the day he was hung: "I am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think, vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done."
Members of Congress flatter themselves by assuming that the our military can positively influence the eventual outcome of their civil war. We must get out of Iraq and allow them to purge their land with Iraqi blood. The invasion and continued occupation of Iraq makes us less safe, by ensuring more hatred of Americans. Every day, it make our military weaker and the entire region less stable.
Speaker Pelosi hopes Bush will see the light and that the occupation will not be an issue in the campaign coming up. Most Republican want the continuation of the war to be an issue in 2008, in order to brag of their firm resolve. If they cared about the loss of life, they would be urging Chuck Hagel to lead their party in calling for Bush’s impeachment.
Bush firmly believes that he’s a Christian crusader. He doesn’t give a damn about the casualties of war or that the American people have lost confidence in his leadership and his war.
In “The Audacity of Hope”, Senator Obama describes an episode of messianic certainty, which he witnessed. He wrote: “The President’s eyes became fixed; his voice took on the agitated, rapid tone of someone neither accustomed to nor welcoming interruption; his easy affability was replaced by an almost messianic certainty.”
Pelosi claims five things are needed; change the mission; redeploy the troops, real reconstruction; diplomatic engagement and political reconciliation. Sadly, political reconciliation wouldn’t.
Prior to our Civil War, John Brown said it best on the day he was hung: "I am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think, vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done."
Members of Congress flatter themselves by assuming that the our military can positively influence the eventual outcome of their civil war. We must get out of Iraq and allow them to purge their land with Iraqi blood. The invasion and continued occupation of Iraq makes us less safe, by ensuring more hatred of Americans. Every day, it make our military weaker and the entire region less stable.
Speaker Pelosi hopes Bush will see the light and that the occupation will not be an issue in the campaign coming up. Most Republican want the continuation of the war to be an issue in 2008, in order to brag of their firm resolve. If they cared about the loss of life, they would be urging Chuck Hagel to lead their party in calling for Bush’s impeachment.
Bush firmly believes that he’s a Christian crusader. He doesn’t give a damn about the casualties of war or that the American people have lost confidence in his leadership and his war.
In “The Audacity of Hope”, Senator Obama describes an episode of messianic certainty, which he witnessed. He wrote: “The President’s eyes became fixed; his voice took on the agitated, rapid tone of someone neither accustomed to nor welcoming interruption; his easy affability was replaced by an almost messianic certainty.”
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