Senator Hagel Loses Nerve in Iraq
Senator Chuck Hagel as one of the darlings of the mainstream media is once again calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. The MSM goes as far as calling this RINO a “leading Republican senator.” Oh, please. Only in his wildest dreams would he ever be considered a leading senator for the Republican Party. His plan is the same one the Democrats have been advocating since before the election, cut-and-run. But there are several problems with his plan including a lack of knowledge of US history.
“Militaries are built to fight and win wars, not bind together failing nations. We are once again learning a very hard lesson in foreign affairs: America cannot impose a democracy on any nation — regardless of our noble purpose.”
Oh, really? I wonder if the Senator remembers the history of Germany, Japan, or South Korea. In each nation there was war, desolation and no hint of a democratic form of government. Now, each of these countries has a thriving democracy. The United States can and has imposed democracy on other countries. And it has worked. Hagel is so used to shooting off at the mouth that he does not even know what he is saying.
In Sunday editions of the newspaper, he wrote that the U.S. “misunderstood, misread, misplanned and mismanaged our honorable intentions in Iraq with an arrogant self-delusion reminiscent of Vietnam.”
For a guy who does not know his history, Chuck Hagel sure does like to talk. He is like so many of these other idiots who like to compare the war in Iraq with the war in Vietnam. What a moron. There are several good comparisons to Vietnam. First is the fact that both wars were very unpopular. Secondi s that we were winning, just like we are in Iraq. Third is that many in Congress were tired of facing criticisms from their constituents on their support for the war and so they forced the administration to seek a negotiated peace with North Vietnam even though Vietcong were losing and losing badly. Misguided politicians sought a political peace and withdrawal (cut-and-run) on the doorstep of a military victory. The communist north did not renew their attempted conquest of the south for another three years and so this was in a US victory. Three years after we pulled out of South Vietnam, the north attacked once again. While the US won this war, we lost because we did not make sure the country was strong enough without our help.
The big difference between Vietnam and Iraq is that an unstable Vietnam only hurt the region. An unstable Iraq has deadly implications for the entire world because of terrorism. Once again it is Congress who are losing their nerve and it will be Congress who will be responsible if we are attacked once again.
Paul from Powerline pretty much nails Chuck Hagel in one short sentence.
Hagel may not be the biggest fool in the Senate, but after reading his piece in today’s Washington Post I’m at a loss to identify a bigger one. Hagel insists that “there will be no victory or defeat for the United States in Iraq.” But if the U.S. leaves Iraq and, with our soldiers gone, al Qaeda establishes a base for terrorist operations, that sure sounds like defeat. And if our forced exit, to which Hagel will have contributed, becomes a huge morale victory and recruiting tool for terrorists, as less dramatic past U.S. exits have, surely that would be a defeat too.
Yep! It is bad enough to have Democrats losing their nerve, but we have a spineless Republican losing it too.
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