Random thoughts on the anti-war left, their rhetoric and how some would rather see us lose
I’ve written about this issue before, but wanted to expand on my thoughts some as I read some comments at a political forum today that suggested that the Bush administration’s supporters were deliberately ‘blaming Democrats’ for how things were going in Iraq and for the erosion in support for the war because they ‘don’t want to put the blame on Republicans. My slightly modified (for clarity) response to one post is reposted below:
Arkin keeps stepping in it
Sometimes you need to understand when to say “when.” Aparently, author of yesterday’s anti-troop rant, is not backing down. Check out his latest diatribe:
Shut up and serve: you troops should be grateful to *US*
That’s the gist of this nasty little anti-troop rant written by uber-lefty William Arkin in response to this NBC video that is circulating around the Internet in which some troops on the ground expressed frustration about how Americans are acting here at home as it relates to ‘supporting the mission’ (or not supporting it).
Support the troops but not the war?
These gentlemen aren’t buying it: