General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker finished their testimony yesterday and confirmed what may others had reported. We are making real progress in Iraq.
The Strategy being employed is 'localism'. Starting from local towns and build toward National Reconciliation rather than a National Government asserting it's will on localities. Local Mayors have been ELECTED and the Federalism form of Democracy is manifesting even without the ability of the National Government to get it together. Local will shaping Nation government.....what a concept!
Undeniable reduction in sectarian violence and Iraqi Sunni's that were once shooting at us are now Allies with us against Al Q.
The list of successes continues but some time ago we had a thread discussing the Iraqi successes and what the Democrats would do now that their bet on Americas failure is looking like a loser.
Today Democrats are scrambling to find a stance. And some are doing NOTHING. Standing their ground for an immediate withdraw. The 'Move On' ad crippled them being able to use their typical tactic of personal destruction rather then dealing with the facts being presented away. A consensus was reached before any statements or testimony was made that the Ad was grotesque and members would be encouraged to distance themselves from such character assassinations. The Ad did far more damage to the Democrat leadership then to the General and further divided the Democrat party.
So now that we are officially winning (not WON.....winning) in Iraq, why in the world would clutching defeat out of the jaws of victory even be considered? Is the Democrat leadership SO convinced that we are stupid that they think they can just 'say it isn't so' and we'll forget about all the empirical data and testimony the 2 foremost experts on the situation in Iraq have presented?
Let's finally present Unity in the momentum of victory to our enemy. That will do more to assure success then any other single thing.
The Strategy being employed is 'localism'. Starting from local towns and build toward National Reconciliation rather than a National Government asserting it's will on localities. Local Mayors have been ELECTED and the Federalism form of Democracy is manifesting even without the ability of the National Government to get it together. Local will shaping Nation government.....what a concept!
Undeniable reduction in sectarian violence and Iraqi Sunni's that were once shooting at us are now Allies with us against Al Q.
The list of successes continues but some time ago we had a thread discussing the Iraqi successes and what the Democrats would do now that their bet on Americas failure is looking like a loser.
Today Democrats are scrambling to find a stance. And some are doing NOTHING. Standing their ground for an immediate withdraw. The 'Move On' ad crippled them being able to use their typical tactic of personal destruction rather then dealing with the facts being presented away. A consensus was reached before any statements or testimony was made that the Ad was grotesque and members would be encouraged to distance themselves from such character assassinations. The Ad did far more damage to the Democrat leadership then to the General and further divided the Democrat party.
So now that we are officially winning (not WON.....winning) in Iraq, why in the world would clutching defeat out of the jaws of victory even be considered? Is the Democrat leadership SO convinced that we are stupid that they think they can just 'say it isn't so' and we'll forget about all the empirical data and testimony the 2 foremost experts on the situation in Iraq have presented?
Let's finally present Unity in the momentum of victory to our enemy. That will do more to assure success then any other single thing.
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