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April 26, 2007
The One Minute Speech Of The Day: Surrender Is Not Appropriate
Topics: IraqIn this video (hat tip - Wizbang), Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) gives the "One Minute Speech of the Day" on the House floor, taking Democratic leaders to task for skipping a critical briefing with General Petraeus.
Of course we know now that his words fell on deaf ears - the Democratic leadership and two RINOS - Reps. Wayne Gilchrest of Maryland and Walter Jones of North Carolina: The Dems and the two RINOS have set October 1 as the date America will surrender to al-Qaeda and the insurgents in Iraq (and by doing so, also Ahmadinejad and the mullahs in Iran).
Given the "one minute speech of the day" it seems appropriate to have a "one minute question of the day." That comes from a Washington Times op/ed addressing the Democrats' surrender bill:
Under the legislation, American troops will begin pulling out by July 1 if the elected Iraqi government fails to meet a series of congressional demands, which include reducing sectarian violence -- meaning, in effect, that if al Qaeda wants to speed up an American troop pullout, it might want to bomb more Shi'ite mosques -- guaranteeing that sectarian violence would worsen.Which of course brings us to the question: "What happens if the terrorist insurgents and militias haven't decided to go out of business by that time?"
In Congress's fantasy world, none of that matters. This legislation wasn't put together with the goal of defeating jihadists on the battlefield. Quite the contrary: With Republican support negligible, it was crafted to ensure the broadest possible coalition of Democrats would vote for a surrender bill. To satisfy the MoveOn.org types, particularly in the House, the bill starts the pullout as early as nine and a half weeks from now. In an effort to provide political cover for House "Blue Dogs" from more conservative districts who want to vote with Mrs. Pelosi, it contains troop-withdrawal language that sets a "goal" for pulling out rather than a deadline.
The Democrats' lack of interest in the real-world impact of their legislation is reflected in their shabby treatment of the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Lt. Gen. David Petraeus. Last week, House Democratic leaders initially declined Gen. Petraeus' invitation to brief members, reversing themselves only after coming under fire from Republicans. In a CNN interview that aired Monday, Mr. Reid appeared to question whether Gen. Petraeus is being truthful when saying that success is achievable in Iraq. And by tying funding for the war to a surrender bill that the president will veto, the Democrats are showing studied contempt for our troops in the field.Continue reading here ...The Iraq portions of the bill serve to illustrate why the Framers did not give the legislative branch primary authority to conduct foreign policy.
Posted by Richard at April 26, 2007 10:11 AM
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