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It's Time to Stop Bashing Bush

Commentary for Friday 01/26/2007 Bashing Bush Doesn't Help

Maybe the Bush Bashing Should End: For the longest, I have been critical of President Bush's Iraqi policy. My reading of the tea leaves was that there weren't enough troops to pacify Iraq, and that he was leading a very timid war. But there is reason enough to step back and get another viewing angle on our efforts to bring democracy to Iraq.

The Democrats and the Press: The Democrats and the press have worked hand in hand together to discredit Bush and this war. They have sought to turn the American people against our effort in Iraq from the start. They were determined to not give President Bush any sort of victory whether domestic or foreign. They fought all of his appointments, and in the Senate, the Dems filibustered every meningful bit of legislation he proposed. Through all of the shenanigans by the left, President Bush remained classy and respectful. There has been no bottom to the depths the Democrats haven't sunk to torpedo this president. So with these thoughts in mind, I wanted a closer look at why we were having such a hard time in Iraq.

Why not more men: The decision to put more men in Iraq had to have been a hard one to make. Our army just isn't that big, and the additional troops will mean a lot of normal troop rotations will have to be shortened. It is hard on the men, and hard on the families involved. The President was loathe to initiate a draft or dig deeper into the reserves. To have dug deeper into the reserves would have meant older men with more dependents creating even more hardship to our country.

What Happened to our Army? During the Clinton administration, they sought to cut spending by cutting federal spending. Cutting the military offered Clinton an opportunity to reduce the Federal budget without cutting key liberal programs. He literally sliced and diced the military. This excerpt from a Biography of Clinton says it all. "The statistics for America's defense during the Clinton years reveal the deep-seated animosity of the administration toward those who served in the military. The Army was cut from 18 divisions to 12. The Navy was reduced from 546 ships to 380. Air Force flight squadrons were cut from 76 to 50." You can read the full text of this Bio at: Link to Clinton Biography

An honest Judgment: I believe that anybody who examines the President's position will come away with a different perspective. Were there misjudgments on Bush's part? Yes, and I think he has as good as recognized a lot of them. Should mistakes mean fold up the tent and quit? No! Correct the mistakes and finish. Nothing is as sweet as victory and Democrats everywhere are holding their collective breath hoping against hope that this latest effort will fail.

Robert welcomes your comment to this or any other of my commentaries.

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