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I’d never considered George W. Bush to be a bloodthirsty savage, just callous and indifferent to human life... at least the non-fetal kind.
This piece on the memoirs of former Iraq commander Gen. Ricardo Sanchez certainly made me rethink my position.
Showing posts with label Ricardo Sanchez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ricardo Sanchez. Show all posts
Monday, June 02, 2008
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Former Iraq commander calls for withdrawal
So now retired Lt. Gen Ricardo Sanchez has called for US troops in Iraq to be withdrawn within a year.
Sanchez's comments in support of Congressional legislation are all the more damning considering that he was actually the commander of US occupation forces in Iraq from 2003-04.
He condemned Iraqi politicians for their failure to show any leadership. "The improvements in security produced by the courage and blood of our troops have not been matched by a willingness on the part of Iraqi leaders to make the hard choices necessary to bring peace to their country," he said.
If a Bush appointee who implemented Bush's policies and who knows the military situation in Iraq better than nearly any other American has come to this conclusion, when will Congressional Democrats finally grow a spine?
If our former top soldier in Iraq can't provide the craven Democrats enough political cover to do what's right, then clearly they have no business running the Congress.
It makes you wonder when well-meaning liberals will finally figure out that the corporate-controlled Democratic Party is either unwilling or unable to implement a progressive agenda and, therefore, they ought to hitch their cart to another horse.
Sanchez's comments in support of Congressional legislation are all the more damning considering that he was actually the commander of US occupation forces in Iraq from 2003-04.
He condemned Iraqi politicians for their failure to show any leadership. "The improvements in security produced by the courage and blood of our troops have not been matched by a willingness on the part of Iraqi leaders to make the hard choices necessary to bring peace to their country," he said.
If a Bush appointee who implemented Bush's policies and who knows the military situation in Iraq better than nearly any other American has come to this conclusion, when will Congressional Democrats finally grow a spine?
If our former top soldier in Iraq can't provide the craven Democrats enough political cover to do what's right, then clearly they have no business running the Congress.
It makes you wonder when well-meaning liberals will finally figure out that the corporate-controlled Democratic Party is either unwilling or unable to implement a progressive agenda and, therefore, they ought to hitch their cart to another horse.
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