Posted by
Dawnsblood on Sunday, January 14, 2007 6:24:50 PM
It is
pretty clear that Senator Hagel is a mealy mouthed fool. In WW2, we were attacked in Hawaii by Japan, declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy and the invaded Morocco. Our
first rout in that war was in Tunisia against the Germans, not a single Japanese service member anywhere near.Did we pack our bags and retreat across the Atlantic? No, because the objective at the time was to attack the place that that would most hurt the Axis. The idea now is that flipping Iraq hurts the radical Islamics the most. Hagel is a fool.
SEN. HAGEL: Let’s be clear about one thing at the beginning of this
debate, Tim. No one in Congress that, that I’m aware of wants a
collapse of Iraq. Everyone in Congress that I know of, and I think
most of the American public, if not all, is very much aware of the
critical stakes that are in play. That’s not the issue here. The
issue is whether an escalation of military involvement in Iraq, as the
president proposed, not just 22,000 more American troops, but the
escalation regarding carrier strike forces and Patriot missile
batteries, and more threats, and pursuing the Iranians and the Syrians,
is that the appropriate, responsible course of action to take? I don’t
believe it is.