Democrats: Time to Cowboy Up

5:08 pm EST August 22nd, 2005 | Politics | 4 Comments

We are asking Americans to think about that because how do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake? – John F. Kerry, 4/23/71

America would not be in Iraq without the Democratic party. The party decided in 2002 to do what was politically expedient, rather than what was morally superior. They voted to authorize the invasion of Iraq and clear the issue off the table so they could talk about “safe” things like social security and medicare.

This strategy lost the 2002 elections.
This strategy lost the 2004 elections.

And if they keep it up, Democrats will continue to lose elections for the forseeable future. The war in Iraq was a bad idea made even worse by the Bush administration’s feckless execution. They have failed at every conceivable level, from simply securing the weapons Hussein had, providing our troops with suitable armor, to articulating why the hell we’re in Iraq as terrorists are able to strike London and other nations without batting an eye. They’re going to hit America again soon.

The Democratic party was in charge during our nation’s darkest hours. It was a Democratic president in the guise of Franklin Roosevelt who simultaneously beat back a Republican-supported Depression (the Republican response was that prosperity was “around the corner”), and took our nation into the ultimately succesful war against the Axis. It was a Democratic president, Harry Truman, who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb and end the Pacific side of WWII. It was a Democrat, John F. Kennedy who stared down communists in Cuba and provided the impetus for his succesor, Democrat Lyndon Johnson to sign into law legislation outlawing the racism that had marred our nation. It was Democrats who did these things, socially progressive and militarily aggresive – and they didn’t do them out of fear of offending one group or another.

They did them because it was the right thing to do.

It is time now for the Democratic party, especially the Democrats who voted to authorize the war on Iraq, to demand an exit from Iraq by a certain date (Sen. Feingold says Dec 31, 2006 — whether you agree or not, he’s showed some cajones by putting a stake in the ground) and a simultaneous re-dedication to destroying Al Qaeda and its supporters.

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4 Responses to “Democrats: Time to Cowboy Up”

  1. Oliver Willis » The Islamic Republic of Iraq says:
    August 22, 2005 at 7:08 pm

    [...] American blood has been spilled to create a sister state to Iran. Explain to me again why Democrats should continue to be mealy-mouthed about this war?

    [...]

  2. Oliver Willis » The Gut Primary: It s Safe To Go In The Water says:
    August 22, 2005 at 8:08 pm

    [...] talking about that? No reason at all, Senator. And it s about DAMN time. Related: Democrats: Time to Cowboy Up The  Gut Primary: Russ Feingold Is Making S [...]

  3. SaveFarris says:
    August 23, 2005 at 8:08 am

    It is time now for the Democratic party, … to demand an exit from Iraq by a certain date … and a simultaneous re-dedication to destroying Al Qaeda and its supporters.

    Problem is, Al Qaeda is in Iraq. You’re demanding we leave the one place we know they are.

    I can’t wait for this debate!

  4. Bushwacked says:
    August 24, 2005 at 10:08 pm

    Farris
    Simply saying we cant leave because the terrorists are in Iraq is about like saying the we cant leave cause thats where the boogers are.
    According to Bush’s latest speeches, anyone who wants to retreat from (get the hell out while we still can) Iraq and the Middle East (thrown in to confuse the war on terror with the Bush’s quagmire) is weaking the country (hurting his approval rating).
    The problem is – that dead horse has been beaten one time too many and is not working too well this time around.