Paper Tigers
Democrats may lack the stomach to stand up to Hussein or Ahmadinejad -- but they sure are tough enough to take potshots at Iraq's new prime minister the day before he's set to address a joint session of Congress.
No doubt they're worried that the prime minister will thank America -- and help the American people understand just how much we've accomplished in Iraq. And no doubt he was wrong to voice any equivocation about Hezbollah (although, again, we don't know what kind of internal or security pressures prompted him to do so).
What they don't seem to understand is that when America set out to create a democratic Iraq, we planned to gain an ally . . . not a lapdog. Sometimes there will be disagreements, or political exigencies will force Iraq's leaders to make a remark or two with which we, in America, disagree.
But given that Democrats have set the precedent of demanding that speakers to a joint session of Congress must toe the Administration foreign policy line, it'll be interesting to see if they raise the same high-minded objections when, say, Kofi Annan or some other figure more to their liking ever tries to take the podium.
It's pretty disgraceful that they'd try to score a cheap shot or two off the consensus prime minister chosen after lengthy negotiations by the Iraqi people, at this vulnerable stage in Iraq's democracy. But did you really expect anythign better?
No doubt they're worried that the prime minister will thank America -- and help the American people understand just how much we've accomplished in Iraq. And no doubt he was wrong to voice any equivocation about Hezbollah (although, again, we don't know what kind of internal or security pressures prompted him to do so).
What they don't seem to understand is that when America set out to create a democratic Iraq, we planned to gain an ally . . . not a lapdog. Sometimes there will be disagreements, or political exigencies will force Iraq's leaders to make a remark or two with which we, in America, disagree.
But given that Democrats have set the precedent of demanding that speakers to a joint session of Congress must toe the Administration foreign policy line, it'll be interesting to see if they raise the same high-minded objections when, say, Kofi Annan or some other figure more to their liking ever tries to take the podium.
It's pretty disgraceful that they'd try to score a cheap shot or two off the consensus prime minister chosen after lengthy negotiations by the Iraqi people, at this vulnerable stage in Iraq's democracy. But did you really expect anythign better?
posted by LadybugUSA at 7:04 PM
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No, I did not.
Carol might we say that George Washington was the consensus president chosen after lengthy negotiations by the US people's representatives, at this vulnerable stage in US's democracy? What ever happened to GW and what ever happened to USA?
Maliki says:
"The Israeli attacks and airstrikes are completely destroying Lebanon’s infrastructure."
"I condemn these aggressions and call on the Arab League foreign ministers’ meeting in Cairo to take quick action to stop these aggressions. We call on the world to take quick stands to stop the Israeli aggression."
I have a couple of questions for you, Ditto (Jill asked me to ignore her posts). :
1) Is this what you mean when you say Maliki supports terrorism? Or, is there something else?
2) Are you genuinely dismayed by your claim that Maliki "supports terrorism"? Or, are you in yet another spasm of transference simply taking a "cheap shot" at Carol?
3) This is the REAL question: Do you fundamentally agree with or disagree with Malilki's statements?
In another thread, One Salient Oversight had this to say:
"Kossacks support peace.
It is an illogical and foolish argument to suggest that because they criticise Israel for killing Lebanese civilians, that they automatically support Hezbollah."
I have two more questions for you, Ditto:
Is Salient correct?
If so, does that same logic apply to Maliki?
That answers Question #1.
You're not going to answer the other questions, are you Ditto?
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