A NEWT ONE- THE TRUTH SURGE!

When you really think about it, is the idea of a Happy Memorial day really such a good thing?

Oh, don't get me wrong, I am as guilty as the next guy.

When you talk of Memorial day, I think of grilling steaks and playing volleyball in the front yard, with a radio blaring live coverage of the Indianapolis 500 and Coca Cola 600.
This year will be no different.

Yet, Hot dogs and Lemonade and Volleyball, parades and the growl of 700 horsepower engines, and an extra day off is not what this weekend is about. It is about a special kind of human being.
It is about a human being that cherishes justice and freedom and democracy so much that he would rather risk his own life than sit idly by and watch an innocent person languish under the hard hand of totalitarianism

While we run around our yards chasing our kids, or relax on the hammock with a glass of lemonade, The honored men and women in uniform, toil under the heat of places like Iraq and Afghanistan, fighting the most evil and barbaric enemy our nation has ever faced, and bringing hope and freedom to tens of millions of the world's long suffering.

As Democrat Zell Miller put it, in 2004-

"Never, in human history, has someone given more, for the benefit of
total strangers, than the American soldier"

Yet, despite that, we face an insidious enemy here at home and many good intenioned folks believe that those very soldiers are fighting and dying so that Liberals at home have the right to insult them, trash them, lie about them, slander them, and work, relentlessly, toward their defeat.

These folks are wrong. They confuse freedom with license. A civilized society can not long live without the former, nor with the latter. Freedom is the ability to do that which you ought to do, license is the ability to do anything you want to do. Though often confused, these two principles cannot co-exist.

When one person does whatever he wishes, he does so at the expense of another. It is the notion of Liberals that anyone who is a member of their tribe can do or say anything to anyone, at anytime, in any place, for any reason. Strangely, this freedom is reserved only for leftwingers.

It is my opinion that sedition laws be brought back and enforced, and Memorial day be celebrated by the high profile hangings of more than a few liberal traitors.

Then we can munch down hot dogs and watch the race.

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In their eagerness to always attack America first, the mainstream press throws all objectivity out the window. This causes them to make some of the most absurd leaps of logic imaginable.

Take the story, some time back, about Guantanamo soldiers flushing Korans down toilets. Anyone with a basic knowledge of plumbing (and at least a minimal degree of common sense) knows that that story isn't even plausible....yet it didn't stop the all-too-willing media from running with it. After all, if we have to make some logic leaps to get some cuts in on Bush, so be it.

True too that standard, the New York Slimes speculations about possible 2008 troop reductions, fits the bill perfectly. This left-wing rag, famous for revealing sensitive top secret government programs to our enemy is speculating that, should we reduce our troop footprint in Iraq next year, it can only be the first indication that growing political pressure is forcing the White House to turn its attention to what happens after the current troop increase runs its course.

What a nakedly biased and crass statement.

First of all, as the 34% approval rating clearly indicates, this is not an administration that is swayed by the fickle winds of American Job approval numbers. Second, the argument doesn't even make sense.

Assuming the surge is successful in helping the Iraqis gain the upper hand on the violence (and, let's face it, that is an absolute certainty), we are to believe that the President would suddenly reverse course, and abandon the Iraqis, because of political calculations, irrespective of what is going on in Iraq?

In other words, he would best help the Republicans by becoming a Democrat? huh?

The slant of this article, presupposes a failure of the surge, and then, as a consequence, determines that Bush's best political option is to cut and run.

Let me tell you why this logic breaks down and collapses under it's own weight.

First, President Bush is, and always has been, a forward looking President, mindful of history.
Right now, he is pursuing policies that he believes are best for America, not what are best for his poll numbers. Bush cannot run for President again. It is logical to assume that Bush believes that history will reward him for making the right choices, at the expense of short term popularity.

I, of course, agree with this assessment.

Yet, just for the sake of argument, let's assume that George W Bush's only motivation is to be succeeded by A Republican President. Of course, I don't believe that for a second, but let's assume it just for debate purposes.

George W Bush's help to, or drag on, the 2008 Presidential ticket, is going to center around 3 issues-

Immigration Reform/Border Security.
The Violence in Iraq.
Fuel Prices.

Let me be the first to say that his performance on #1 has been abysmal. Yet, that's a topic for another post, not really Germaine to this discussion. The only thing I will say is that serious improvement in this area will be required to improve White House GOP prospects for 2008.

Now, let's focus on #2 and #3. Let's face it. #2 and #3 are the reasons that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid now run the congress.

For 2008, the best possible outcome for Democrats is increased violence in Iraq, increased fuel prices in America. A cut and run Iraq strategy would certainly accomplish both, as Iraq will collapse, violence would rage and an Al Queda/Iran alliance would rule the Middle East.
That is the reason (and the only reason) that the Democrats are so eager to implement one.

On the other hand, If the Violence in Iraq drops dramatically, so will fuel prices. Fear has been a major contributor to exploding fuel costs. American confidence in the Republicans would soar and the Democrats would be seen as cowards who wanted to surrender just as victory was at hand.

So, let's assume that the surge does not prove as effective as hoped and, by the summer of 2008, there has been only a minimal reduction in the violence and very little headway in training of Iraqi forces to combat it.

The last thing President Bush is going to want to do politically is to reduce troops. The dramatic spike in violence, and subsequent collapse of Iraq into anarchy would mean the end of the GOP prospects for 2008 and, more importantly, would ensure bush's place in history as a cataclysmic failure. Now, please explain why it is in Bush's best interest to cut his own throat.

Yet, if the situation is reversed, things are dramatically different.
Let's take the optimist's view for a minute.
The surge is a dramatic and overwhelming success.

Violence plummets.
Counter Terrorism plans work to brilliant success.
Iraqis of all stripe finally come together.
The Iraqi security forces and police forces become tremendous successes.
Iraq and America become close Allys and trading partners.

In this scenario, troop reductions benefit Bush and the Republicans because the troops are viewed as heroes and the mission is viewed as a success. Let's face it. If America succeeds in Iraq, the Democratic party is finished. (and it will be good riddance).

Therefore, if, as the report suggests, Bush and company are truly weighing troop reductions as a viable plan, it can only mean that the current policies are bearing fruit and the Iraqis are, indeed, taking control of their own security. Thus, the NY Times slant is laughable in it's absurdity.

Of course, we do not even know that the [sic] paper of record is even telling the truth here, and giving it's numerous scandals and propensity for making things up, it is far from a safe bet.
One thing is certain and that is the the Times' demonstrated ability to analyze events and draw the most ludicrous conclusions, is still intact.

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