Wednesday, April 25, 2007

If we are "defeated" in Iraq

...The Democrats will most certainly own the defeat all by themselves, despite what Dingy Harry would like you to believe.


Noteworthy:


"Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R.-Tex.), now chairman of FreedomWorks, said in a phone interview, 'I think it’s very pointed of him [Reid] to say this is still the President’s war. He understands the danger of it, that they are in.



Basically, it’s like the Democrats want to take ownership of it and he’s disavowing that and I think he’s trying to tell the base "Lay off, you guys are running us into a blind alley. You guys are going to get us in trouble," Armey explained, 'I’d put that down as a plea. I think he understands where it is going and probably sees it more clearly than Nancy Pelosi does.'"

UPDATE:

WSJ agrees with me that the Dems will own any American "defeat" in Iraq.

Excerpt:

"As for Iran, Mr. Reid's strategy of defeat would guarantee that the radical mullahs of Tehran have more influence in Baghdad than the moderate Shiites of Najaf. It would also make the mullahs even more confident that they can build a bomb with impunity and no fear of any Western response.

The stakes in Iraq are about the future of the entire Middle East--and of our inevitable involvement in it. In calling for withdrawal, Mr. Reid and his allies, just as with Vietnam, may think they are merely following polls that show the public is unhappy with the war. Yet Americans will come to dislike a humiliation and its aftermath even more, especially as they realize that a withdrawal from Iraq now will only make it harder to stabilize the region and defeat Islamist radicals. And they will like it even less should we be required to re-enter the country someday under far worse circumstances.

This is the outcome toward which the "lost" Democrats and Harry Reid are heading, and for which they will be responsible if it occurs. The alternative is to fight for a stable Iraqi government that can control the country and keep it together in a federal, democratic system. As long as such an outcome is within reach, it is our responsibility to achieve it."

Indeed so.

No comments:

Post a Comment