CITIZEN ALERT v1.172
GOP AT IT AGAIN
Well, the REPUBS are back on the attack again. I received this letter from RNC Chairman Mike Duncan attacking the supposed DEM strategy of bleeding our military of funds for the war in Iraq. I'm going to let you read this letter from the RNC chairman, then I'm going to give you the link to the actual story they are getting all this from and you guys can make up your own minds.
First off, down near the bottom of the letter, you'll see where Duncan says that the "press" has finally broken the story. The press he is referring to is a website called The Politico. I had never heard of The Politico until yesterday during Bush's press conference when he asked this reporter, that he didn't recognize, where he was from. The reporter responded "politico.com". Bush made a joke of something; it was clear even he didn't know who they were.
This is because this news giant as been around for 46 days! This is "the press" that the RNC is citing. Granted that it's run by two guys who used to work at the Washington Post, but still, come on. The "press" is a pretty big umbrella to throw over a website that's been around since January!
When you read the letter, and then go read the article, you'll notice stuff like, Duncan saying the DEMS are calling it they're "slow-bleed" plan. All in quotes. If you look at the article, it was the reporter that called it the "slow bleed" plan. The DEMS called it their "readiness strategy." They are trying to fund the troops in Iraq, and at the same time limiting any escalation that Bush has in mind through their powers in Congress. Tricky, yes. But a far cry from what the REPUBS are accusing them of in this letter.
READ ON...
NOW READ THE ACTUAL ARTICLE AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF.
First off, down near the bottom of the letter, you'll see where Duncan says that the "press" has finally broken the story. The press he is referring to is a website called The Politico. I had never heard of The Politico until yesterday during Bush's press conference when he asked this reporter, that he didn't recognize, where he was from. The reporter responded "politico.com". Bush made a joke of something; it was clear even he didn't know who they were.
This is because this news giant as been around for 46 days! This is "the press" that the RNC is citing. Granted that it's run by two guys who used to work at the Washington Post, but still, come on. The "press" is a pretty big umbrella to throw over a website that's been around since January!
When you read the letter, and then go read the article, you'll notice stuff like, Duncan saying the DEMS are calling it they're "slow-bleed" plan. All in quotes. If you look at the article, it was the reporter that called it the "slow bleed" plan. The DEMS called it their "readiness strategy." They are trying to fund the troops in Iraq, and at the same time limiting any escalation that Bush has in mind through their powers in Congress. Tricky, yes. But a far cry from what the REPUBS are accusing them of in this letter.
READ ON...
The Democrat strategy on Iraq is finally clear.
We've known all along that they want to cut and run before the job is done. But they've been afraid to confront President Bush directly. Today, Democrat Rep. John Murtha let slip what he and Nancy Pelosi really intend to do, and it is genuinely frightening.
They call it their 'slow-bleed' plan. Instead of supporting the troops in Iraq, or simply bringing them home, the Democrats intend to gradually make it harder and harder for them to do their jobs. They will introduce riders onto bills to prevent certain units from deploying. They will try to limit the President's constitutional power to determine the length and number of deployments. They will attempt to keep the Pentagon from replacing troops who rotate out of Iraq. They may even try to limit how our troops operate by, for example, prohibiting our armed forces from creating and operating bases in Iraq.
'Slow-bleed' is exactly the right name for this incredibly irresponsible and dangerous strategy. Cutting and running is bad enough. But the Murtha-Pelosi 'slow-bleed' plan is far worse. It is a cynical and dangerous erosion of our ability to fight the terrorists while we still have men and women on the ground in Iraq. It will put their lives in far greater danger, as resources slowly dry up. How can our troops operate without bases? How can they fight without backup?
'Slow-bleed' cannot become law. Luckily, we have an opportunity to stop it. The Murtha plan depended on stealth. Now, however, the press has broken the story. And now we can act.
NOW READ THE ACTUAL ARTICLE AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF.
posted by Bobot Adrenaline at 9:03 AM
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