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November 18, 2007

Democrats Blind To Mortal Terrorist Threat Against America

Topics: Political News and commentaries

If one is to believe what the Democratic presidential candidates are saying, anything wrong in Iraq or the world is America's fault, and not only is there no radical Islamic terrorist threat to America, there is no radical Muslim or terrorist that can't be "hugged" into an everlasting Kumbaya with America through diplomacy.

As Michael Goodwin puts it in his piece at the Daily News, "Whew, that was a close one. We suffered a big attack and were in mortal danger for a while, but we are safe now. Thank God, the war on terror is over. There are no Islamic extremists. Homeland security is not an issue. The only problem in Iraq is how to get out":

Wait, this is news to you? Then you didn't watch the Democratic debate Thursday. Or maybe you did watch, but since those unpleasant topics were completely or mostly ignored, you assumed the war was over and went to bed believing peace is at hand and Santa Claus is busy making toys at the North Pole.

It's not your fault. It's the Democratic presidential candidates who are sleepwalking through history.

As befitting a scrum with too many people and too little time, the debate touched on everything and illuminated nothing. Sen. Hillary Clinton made headlines by defending herself and for finally taking a position against driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, but the gaping hole was the absence of any serious reference to the war on terror. It's long been that way on the campaign trail, and now Dem debates reflect the dangerous drift.

Continue reading, 'Despite a mortal terrorist threat against America, Dem contenders see no evil.'

No wonder Charles Krauthammer suggests the Democrats are living in a state of denial. And their blindness is not only on issues related to Iraq:

When the Democratic presidential candidates pause from beating Hillary with a stick, they join in unison to pronounce the Democratic pieties, chief among which is that George Bush has left our alliances in ruins. As Clinton puts it, we have "alienated our friends," must "rebuild our alliances" and "restore our standing in the world." That's mild. The others describe Bush as having a scorched-earth foreign policy that has left us reviled and isolated in the world.

Like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, who insist that nothing of significance has changed in Iraq, the Democrats are living in what Bob Woodward would call a state of denial. Do they not notice anything?

Related: An inconvenient truth - Good news in Iraq is bad news for the anti-war lobby.

Posted by Mike in Iraq at November 18, 2007 8:13 PM

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