DisgracefulThe last time I went to this blog I saw this ad for John Edward's website: $87 Billion for Iraq?So I went the website and found the press release on this issue: I will vote against the president's request for $87 billion for Iraq. The troops in Iraq deserve our absolute support, but this president does not deserve our blind trust."Want to guess what the three things are? first, put forward a credible plan for the rebuilding and self-governing of Iraq;Well, gee, I thought that's what that $87 billion is for: a plan for the rebuiling of Iraq. Maybe it's not credible enough to Edwards. Also, before the war, liberals were worried that Bush might not stay in Iraq in the long term and move on to another invasion, but now that Bush decided to stay, Edwards is worried that we've not doing everything quickly enough? second, engage our allies in a meaningful way;Maybe Edwards missed the news that about that UN resolution that passed unanimously. third, take steps to assure the American people that the rebuilding of Iraq will not be exploited as a means to give insider sweetheart deals to Bush's friends.There are two groups of people in this country: those who don't think Bush is giving "insider sweetheart deals to Bush's friends", and those who do. The first group doesn't need to be assured, and the second group will never be assured. And coincidentally, the second group votes in the Democratic primaries, and the first group mostly doesn't. This is classic pandering to the base, since I don't think there's anything Bush can do that will convince Edwards. And as the saying goes: but wait, there's more! It is clear to me that President Bush is not going to change direction unless someone stands up to him and says 'no.' For that reason, I plan to vote against the president's request for $87 billion for Iraq.And here I thought Bush had changed direction by requesting the $87 million. President Bush has ignored the warnings and advice from our allies and members of Congress, including leaders in his own party. Because of his unwillingness to engage and listen to others, he has failed to create the kind of international coalition that can succeed in Iraq, the American people are called on to shoulder more and more of the financial burden of this mission, and too many Americans have lost their lives.I know this has been said before, but isn't there something wrong to saying, "We've losing our soldiers every day. Hey! How about we send some poor bastards from other countries to die in our soldiers' places instead?" Don't people understand that when they say too many American soldiers have died and so we should get more international troops, they're saying to the other countries that they want their soldiers to die instead of ours? How irresponsible is that? Like Josh Chafetz, Edwards was on the short list of candidates I would vote for, and the list just got one name shorter. |
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