War Progress Report

With General Petraeus ready to give his status report on the war, I currently agree with most Americans. While I certainly don't trust the Bush administration, I don't trust Congress either in deciding how this war should be waged. I was against the war before it began, against George Bush's 2004 election, and against the troop surge in January. But this summer, the troop surge may have provided modest gains. I think we owe the Iraqis a chance at stability (especially after illegally attacking their country and destroying their infrastructure and society) and if there are signs of improvement (even modest) and General Petraeus thinks things can be improved further, we owe him a fair chance at doing his job.

From another NY Times article, I found this little nugget equally fascinating:

"Mrs. Clinton said that nothing General Petraeus told Congress would persuade her to endorse the Bush administration’s current strategy in Iraq."

Wow, I don't have words to describe this woman. First, she signs a black check for whatever Bush proposed in the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act, the war on Iraq, EVERYTHING! And then, she has the arrogance to refuse to apologize or even admit she was wrong. Instead, she parrots repeatedly "had she known then what she knows now", she would not have acted the same way.

And now, despite the fact that the situation on the ground may be improving and we may be able to control the bloodshed in Iraq and bring about stability before we leave, she insists that she will not listen to a word that anyone else says and will burnish her "anti-war" credentials before the 2008 presidential election!!

Hillary is as much an assault on reason as George Bush. If it's down to Hillary vs. Giuliani or McCain in 2008, vote third party. If it's down to Hillary vs. any of the Republicans that don't believe in evolution, then vote for Hillary, but please perform some penance afterwards.

Run, Al, run!!!