Democrats Just Don't Understand National Defense

Bush Says Iraq Pullout Would Be 'A Disaster'
President Acknowledges A Strain on U.S. 'Psyche'

By Michael A. Fletcher and Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, August 22, 2006; Page A01

President Bush laid down an impassioned defense of his Iraq policy yesterday, saying the United States must stay in the fight despite an escalating death toll, increasing calls for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and growing public sentiment against the war.

While acknowledging that raging sectarian violence and mounting U.S. casualties in Iraq are "straining the psyche of our country," Bush said that withdrawing U.S. troops before the nation is stabilized would be disastrous.

"Leaving before the job would be done would send a message that America really is no longer engaged, nor cares about the form of governments in the Middle East," he said. "Leaving before the job was done would send a signal to our troops that the sacrifices they made were not worth it. Leaving before the job is done would be a disaster, and that's what we're saying."

Resolute and at times exasperated during a 56-minute news conference, Bush cast the war in Iraq as part of a broader struggle against Islamic extremism that holds serious implications for the security of the United States. Bush's defense of his Iraq policy touched on familiar themes, but his passionate and lengthy plea to keep fighting was striking in light of the plummeting support for the war among the public and -- more worrisome for the White House -- among Republicans.

It is astounding that the President is having to plead with Americans to stay the course in this war on the Global Islamic Jihad. What is it about Democrats and their propaganda wing-the MSM-that they want us to lose in this war? How can you call people who place their personal desire for political power over out national interests patriotic? I can't. I believe that the Democrat leadership is treasonous. I believe that they aspire to power so desperately that they are willing to sacrifice our national security. Their continual mischaracterization of the War in Iraq and their repeated misrepresentation of the facts makes that conclusion inescapable.

My only complaint with the President's stance is his unwillingness to commit more troops to the war and his failure to comprehend the depth of American sentiment against illegal immigration and against any kind of amnesty program. This myopia on the part of the President is a threat to our national security. If the Democrats were to jump on that issue they could make their arguments with some veracity, but they are working even harder than the President to enable the illegals in their efforts to gain access to our society.


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