Posted by
Saint Michael on Friday, April 27, 2007 12:19:09 AM
As predicted nearly a month ago, the Democrats in Congress have begun to point the finger of blame at the President for the funding bill not being passed. By keeping the timetable for withdrawal (as well as the incredible amount of pork) they have forced the President to veto the bill and put themselves in the position to blame the President for not passing the funding.
The analogy that I like to use goes something like this. Imagine someone has offered to give you the cure for cancer. The only way they will give you the cure is for you to distribute Anthrax to the people with cancer. In addition you have to pay the people who gave you the cure.
I will once again state that if the Democrats truly support the troops, they should present a bill that is free from pork and free from additional requirements that inhibit the ability of the military to finish the mission.
The quickest way out of this war is to give up and surrender.
The best way out of the war is to take the fight seriously.
Analogy number 2. Imagine that you and all of your friends are convinced that one of the other kids has a knife in his pocket and is threatening to stab you. Being the biggest kid, you punch the kid and try to take the knife only to find out he didn't have a knife. Now that kids buddies are stepping in and hitting you in the back and one of them is actually sharpening his knife in front of everyone. All of your "friends" are now running away and leaving you to fight alone. You know you can win the fight by yourself but if your friends would stick it out and help the fight would be over in half the time. Now your friends are telling the teacher that you started the fight. You have to decide if you want to win or lose. You can stop fighting and be subjected to continuing attacks from the kid and his friends who now do have knives. Or you can give him a butt kicking that he won't forget and set an example to his buddies so they leave you alone.
We have a decision to make in America. Do we want to win the fight and convince the enemy not to mess with us or do we walk away and hope they don't try to get revenge now that they know we won't finish the fight.
More importantly, Congress has to make a decision about funding the war. Give the soldiers the ability to win the fight and convince the world that terrorism is not the answer.