THE WAR EFFORT

You remember this woman, don't you?

As Americans and others around the world were reeling in stunned disbelief and horror in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, she was celebrating the deaths of thousands of innocents and the catastrophic destruction.

Something tells me that she would engage in a similar celebration upon hearing calls for immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq from former and current American elected officials. This cut and run strategy, the Democrat Mogadishu plan, signals American defeat and emboldens terrorists. It pleases our enemies.

That's not a theory. That's a fact.

On November 6, 2001, in a joint news conference with French President Jacques Chirac, President Bush said, "You're either with us or against us in the fight against terror."

At that time, Bush was referring to cooperation from other countries in the War on Terror. I think the same could be said to the American Left today.

"You're either with us or against us in the fight against terror."

In recent weeks, many on the Left have exposed themselves as against us.

Their comments aren’t made in a vacuum. Al Qaeda members hear them. Would-be suicide bombers hear them. Iraqis preparing for elections on December 15, hear them. Our troops hear them. The world hears them.

Statements that show weakness on the part of the United States demoralize and endanger our troops currently in harm’s way. Such statements certainly shake the will of Iraqis struggling to establish a democracy, at great personal risk. In addition, going wobbly hands the terrorists a victory, like in Mogadishu.

Criticizing policy is not the issue. I’m not suggesting that debate be squelched.

I’m saying that many remarks made by those on the Left have crossed over the line of expressing a difference of opinion to becoming some of the most reprehensible, politically opportunistic comments imaginable.

Who belongs in the "AGAINST US" column?

Osama bin Laden

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Kim Jong Il

I think most Americans would agree that these individuals are our enemies. Of course, there are Michael Moore, Cindy Sheehan types that consider these people to be freedom fighters; but for the most part, they are deemed to be the enemies of the United States.

It's time to update the list of our enemies.

Some "AGAINST US" Additions:


BILL CLINTON


Bill Clinton speaks at the American University of Dubai.

On Wednesday, Bill Clinton spoke to Arab students at the American University of Dubai. This former U.S. president had the audacity to savagely attack the Bush administration.

While on foreign soil, Clinton played politics. He sought to weaken a sitting president during wartime for purely political gain.

Clinton said, "Saddam is gone. It's a good thing, but I don't agree with what was done. It was a big mistake. The American government made several errors ... one of which is how easy it would be to get rid of Saddam and how hard it would be to unite the country."

"The mistake that they made is that when they kicked out Saddam, they decided to dismantle the whole authority structure of Iraq. ... We never sent enough troops and didn't have enough troops to control or seal the borders," Clinton said.

As American soldiers were fighting, spilling their blood, this disgusting man made statements that can only be interpreted as encouragement to the insurgents.

What Clinton did on Wednesday, slamming the current Commander-in-Chief, is the sleaziest thing he’s ever done. The disgrace of his shameless womanizing, soiling the presidency, and lying to his wife, his aides, his cabinet, and the American people is nothing compared to his effort to undermine the War on Terror.

That’s unforgivable.


JIMMY CARTER


Jimmy Carter promotes his book and bashes Bush.

In the November 4, 2005, edition of the Christian Science Monitor, David Cook writes some of the comments made by former President Jimmy Carter at a breakfast sponsored by the Monitor. Carter was hawking his new book.

Cook writes:

Members of the Bush team “decided to go to war against Iraq long before George Bush was elected.”

[T]he Bush administration's decision to invade to prevent any future act of aggression from Saddam Hussein's Iraq came in for a scathing reproach. “The attitude of going to war against a relatively defenseless country in order to prevent violence in the world is a complete fallacy,” Carter said.

The likelihood that the US could leave Iraq “safely and with honor” would improve if the Bush administration were “to vow that we will actually withdraw from Iraq militarily,” he said. “I don't think there is any inclination or desire in the leadership in this administration to withdraw militarily from Iraq at any time in the future.”

Cook adds, “It is decidedly unusual for a former president to publicly castigate the policies of a sitting president.”

Unfortunately, it’s not unusual anymore. Clinton and Carter seem to be addicted to the practice. In the process of selfishly satisfying their habits, they are jeopardizing democracy, here and around the world.

Apparently, book sales matter more to Carter than the good of the nation and the world.


JOHN MURTHA


John Murtha calls for U.S. to surrender.

In a positively sickening display of political opportunism, John Murtha called for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

He said:

The war in Iraq is not going as advertised. It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion. The American public is way ahead of us. The United States and coalition troops have done all they can in Iraq, but it is time for a change in direction. Our military is suffering. The future of our country is at risk. We can not continue on the present course. It is evident that continued military action in Iraq is not in the best interest of the United States of America, the Iraqi people or the Persian Gulf Region.

The fact that Murtha is a decorated Vietnam War veteran and former Marine doesn’t make his words more credible; it makes them more revolting.

While our troops are on the frontlines, how could he betray them in this fashion? How could he demoralize our brave troops? Doesn’t Murtha realize that his words bolster the will of our enemies?


RUSS FEINGOLD


Maverick Russ Feingold attempts to undermine the War on Terror.

On November 14, 2005, Senator Russ Feingold sponsored an amendment that included a call for the Bush administration to set a withdrawal timetable from Iraq.

Although it was defeated 54 to 40, the message that he, and thirty-nine other senators sent to our enemies is clear: The United States is weak and ready to cut and run.

Feingold wants to be president.

Do Americans want a president willing to surrender to terrorists?

Is it wise to retreat and encourage more attacks on our homeland by making it appear that the United States lacks a backbone?

Feingold believes his is a winning strategy. I believe it’s a winning strategy for the terrorists.


HARRY REID


Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, standing with Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., left, holds up a copy of the pending ammendment for an Iraq policy proposal during a news conference on Capitol Hill.

Earlier this week, Reid said, "Our troops and the American people deserve better. The White House needs to understand that deceiving the American people is what got them into trouble. Now is the time to come clean, not to continue the pattern of deceit."

Like the others, Reid is playing politics with the lives of our military personnel. Reid’s constant mischaracterizations of the President and the administration serve to undermine the War on Terror, embolden the terrorists, and threaten the safety of American troops.

There are too many other instances of Americans seeking to derail the war effort for me to get into now.

The bottom line is some on the Left are willing to accept defeat in the Middle East to pursue what they believe to be a winning political strategy at home.

These Leftists are not defenders of freedom and democracy. They are appeasers. They are defenders of tyranny.

Rather than working toward a lasting, long-term peace in the Middle East, something that would benefit every person on this planet, they care about their own political fortunes. They are looking no further than the 2006 elections.

That’s reckless, irresponsible, and unconscionable.

Clinton, Carter, Murtha, Feingold, Reid, and those of their ilk are against us.

Am I questioning their patriotism?

No.

I’m saying they are as patriotic as Jane Fonda, when she visited Hanoi, the capital city of the enemy, in 1972. She frolicked and giggled with enemies at an anti-aircraft gun site used to shoot down American pilots.


Jane Fonda and friends


Clinton, Carter, Murtha, Feingold, and Reid, etc., are true patriots, in a league with Jane Fonda.