The Politics of Defeat
The ever-sanctimonious Chuck Hagel has declared Iraq to be essentially unwinnable and opposes the Iraqi Prime Minister's request for more US troops to secure Baghdad. His idea? To have Presidents Clinton and Bush I convene a regional peace conference. Right -- that'll solve the problem.
Back in 2004, Marines were fighting in Fallujah, and we were told the situation was unetable. Now, Fallujah is secure -- and we need more troops in Baghdad. Hagel needs to remember the words of Ronald Reagan: "I don't believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing." Here, it's not clear that sending more troops to Baghdad will guarantee success, but we do know that not sending them will guarantee failure.
If the war in Iraq is worth winning (which it is), it's worth sending as many troops as are needed to get the job done.
Back in 2004, Marines were fighting in Fallujah, and we were told the situation was unetable. Now, Fallujah is secure -- and we need more troops in Baghdad. Hagel needs to remember the words of Ronald Reagan: "I don't believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing." Here, it's not clear that sending more troops to Baghdad will guarantee success, but we do know that not sending them will guarantee failure.
If the war in Iraq is worth winning (which it is), it's worth sending as many troops as are needed to get the job done.
posted by LadybugUSA at 5:45 PM
2 Comments:
'nuff said.
You're last sentence nails it, Carol. Well said.
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