Forget About Their Strategy, What Is Their Goal?
I’ve given up looking for a strategy or a plan for Iraq from the liberals in Congress. I think they just need to tell everyone what their goals are.
From the Washington Post editorial, Thursday:
Congress’s Iraq Quagmire - washingtonpost.com
Congress’s Iraq Quagmire The Senate would send Gen. Petraeus off with a pat on the back and a vote of no confidence in his mission.
Thursday, January 25, 2007; Page A24
ON TUESDAY nearly every member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warmly endorsed Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, the new U.S. commander in Iraq, and a number wished him success or “Godspeed” in his mission. Yesterday some of the same senators voted for a resolution that opposes the increase of troops for Gen. Petraeus’s command — even though the general testified that he could not accomplish his mission without the additional forces and hinted that such a resolution could encourage the enemy. Such is the muddle of Congress on Iraq: A majority may soon go on record opposing the new offensive in Baghdad even while encouraging the commander who leads it.
So, there can’t be a coherent strategy or a plan in patting someone on the back, telling them to get in there and do good things for the country, and sticking a “Kick me!” sign on his back at the same time.
What is the end state, the goal, for Iraq in the minds of the Democrats? They should have to answer that question.
And, if their answer is US out of Iraq soon/by a date certain/today, one would have to ask them if that goal should be achieved at any cost, with any risk to the region. If it isn’t flee-at-the-first-chance, or peace-any-price, they should be able to explain how we will get to their goal successfully. Otherwise, it truly is flee-at-the-first-chance, or peace-any-price.
The impression they give with these kind of cheap stunts is that they just don’t want to be responsible for what they dearly hope will be a failure. That should get them into power in both the Congress and the White House. Then, they’ll see what they have to do stay in power.
They don’t appear to have any higher goal than that.
