Comments on: The Left’s plan for Iraq: Vietnam is the template

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 19:13:30 +0000

For the record, explanation (link) of the law and policy, fact basis for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

By: Sid_dude

Sid_dude — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:35:00 +0000

Hayden is a jerk! He has and will always be an amoral dufus. I guess that is the price for tolerating fools in a democratic society. He really doesn’t care if some people live or die.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:35:00 +0000

Ray, for Christ's sake, it's an alternate POV. Your certainty is disconcerting, truly.

peace

"Why, of course, the people don’t want war. . . . Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece. Naturally, the common people don’t want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship . . . voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."
-- Hermann Goering, 1938

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:35:00 +0000

To the Anonymous Canadian above: Do you always take unverified screeds as literal truths?

Because, although you might not believe it, non-Westerners can be clever enough to manipulate pawns like yourself.

By: PatCA

PatCA — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:35:00 +0000

Anon,
You keep telling us that war is hell. We know that. You keep telling us politicians practice...politics. We know that.

We still think lancing the abscess of ME totalitarian governments is worth it. In fact, it is the only option left. Nothing else has worked. Time to try war--talk got us, and the good guys still alive in the ME, nowhere.

By: Indigo Red

Indigo Red — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:35:00 +0000

I was once seduced by the Haydon-Fonda leftist arguments. They appeal to the heartstrings rather than rationality. One feels so good, warm and fuzzy under the warming lights of the fast food anti-establishment. There just isn't any moral or intellectual nutrients there.

It's all hot air, smoke and mirrors, folks. Anything is said to make useful idiots feel they are doing good. But, never, ever allow the masses to actually see what happens in the rear-view mirror.

I hope enough former leftists, like me, come forward to expose the frauds and their snake-oil pitches for what they are -- lies and cheap grabs at personal power.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:35:00 +0000

"If only 75 members of Congress go on record against any further funding, that's a step in the right direction — towards the exit."

That's a piece of information. It indicates that Hayden estimates there to be about 75 hard-left America-hating Congressmen.

By: Fran

Fran — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:35:00 +0000

The real problems are most of the American public doesn’t know we are in a war to the death and who exactly the enemy is. Last night the president referred to those driven by that “hateful ideology” and that “murderous ideology.
But who is that? We have to call the opponent by its name: Islam. Is that “radical” Islam? Is that “moderate” Islam? Is it ‘”old time” or “modern Islam”?
Where does the inspiration come from that the “radical” or “fundamentalist” Muslims follow? Unfortunately, it is in the Koran, where all who are not Muslims (of whatever 7th Century variety one belongs to) are subject to being killed for their disbelief. The “War on Terror” has to be identified with the people who are creating the terror for ordinary folks to understand who we are fighting and that they intend to fight us to the death and world conquest.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:35:00 +0000

I just stumbled onto your blog - thanks and brilliant, important post with your comments combined. I also love the name of your blog.

Be blessed,

Bruce

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:35:00 +0000

"as you remain an infidel in the eyes of jihadists who would slit the throat of your children and praise allah in the same breath."

as you remain an infidel in the eyes of some jihadists who would slit the throat of your children and praise allah in the same breath.