{"id":572,"date":"2007-02-23T14:29:08","date_gmt":"2007-02-23T18:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motherbird.com\/wordpress\/?p=572"},"modified":"2007-02-23T14:29:08","modified_gmt":"2007-02-23T18:29:08","slug":"congress-approach-is-no-way-to-win-a-warby-charles-krauthammer-with-rebuttal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motherbird.com\/wordpress\/congress-approach-is-no-way-to-win-a-warby-charles-krauthammer-with-rebuttal\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Congress&#8217; approach is no way to win a war&#8221;\nBy Charles Krauthammer, with rebuttal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>note: Krauthammer in quotation marks, rebuttal without them<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congress did exactly that (authorized the use of force &#8211; October 2002)<br \/>\nwith open eyes and large majorities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Congress did not have open eyes they had lies. The small majority of<br \/>\ncongress that DID have open eyes knew they were being lied to. The<br \/>\nmajority of congress followed their whips &#8211; and in this they are culpable &#8211; but<br \/>\nit is the whips who&#8217;s hands are most bloody, both Dems and Reps.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now, more than four years later, the Democrats want out of the resulting war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now, most Democrats, and SOME Republicans want out of the resulting war<br \/>\nwhich is a quagmire, which is why the majority of Americans voted the new<br \/>\nmembers into office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most&#8230;.They think the war is lost. If you believe that, then getting out is the most<br \/>\nreasonable and honorable and patriotic policy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The question is even bigger than whether the war is lost or won.  It is illegal for<br \/>\nthe president to lie to the Congress about going to war. There is no way to win<br \/>\nan illegal war and there is no way to save face.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congress has the power to do that by cutting off the funds. But Democrats will not,<br \/>\nbecause it is politically dangerous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And who spins it &#8216;politically dangerous&#8217;? Fire up your base KrautHammer! Put your<br \/>\ntalking points into the Fox News echo chamber. Make it un-American for our<br \/>\nCongress to use their Constitutional Power to stop an illegal war, or at best an ill<br \/>\nconstrued war. Echo out &#8220;they don&#8217;t support the troops&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Instead, they are seeking other ways, clever ways&#8230;. Unless the troops are given<br \/>\nthe precise equipment, training and amount of rest Murtha stipulates \u2014 no funds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tell me about the marines who are going to the front lines after two weeks<br \/>\ntraining and tell me about the troops who are refused medical help when they<br \/>\nhave traumatic stress syndrome as if they are all Corporal Clingers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Murtha&#8230;.has chosen conditions he knows are impossible to meet&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yeah Charles Rumsfield Krauthammer, &#8216;You go to war with the army that you<br \/>\ngot, not the one you wish you had.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But think of what that entails. It leaves the existing 130,000 troops out there without<br \/>\nthe reinforcements and tactical flexibility that the commander, Gen. David H.<br \/>\nPetraeus, says he needs to win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>translated: &#8216;Currently we do not have reinforcements and tactical flexibility.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, the Democrats believe that the war cannot be won. But if that&#8217;s the<br \/>\ncase, they should order a withdrawal by cutting off the funds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The majority of Americans agree 100% and feet will be held to the next<br \/>\nelection fire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Slowly bleeding our forces&#8230;.It is no way to end a war.&#8221; (more echo chamber)<\/p>\n<p>Over 70% of VOLUNTEER &#8216;our forces&#8217; and over 70% of Americans believe we<br \/>\nshould get out of Iraq, WHO, WHO, WHO, I ask, is &#8216;slowly bleeding our forces&#8217;?<\/p>\n<p>Who else does Charles Krauthammer write for? The Jewish World Review<\/p>\n<p>Question: Which of these secret organizations does Charles Krauthammer belong?<\/p>\n<p>A) Council on Foreign Relations<br \/>\nB) The Trilateral Commission<br \/>\nC) Bilderburger<br \/>\nD) All of the above<\/p>\n<p>(Can&#8217;t answer that. It&#8217;s a secret.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>note: Krauthammer in quotation marks, rebuttal without them &#8220;Congress did exactly that (authorized the use of force &#8211; October 2002) with open eyes and large majorities.&#8221; The Congress did not have open eyes they had lies. The small majority of congress that DID have open eyes knew they were being lied to. 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