July 12, 2007

Senate Staffer : "The White House is not engaging [on Iraq] even 1/2 as much as they did on immigration"

via Kathryn Lopez at The Corner.

News stories like this make me wonder whether we'll be able to stop the march of surrender.

I do believe, however, we can at least slow it down. Even if we ultimately lose the struggle, it seems that we will have at least bought our troops more time to do what they need to do in Iraq. Whether that will ultimately matter in the grand scheme of things, I don't know.

What I do know is that millions of Iraqis have defied bloodthirsty militant Islamists to engage in a grand experiment in democracy. They did this because we gave them hope. They did this because we promised them

We are here for you. We will protect you. We will not let you down.
Because of our promises, the Iraqis have gone through hell on earth. They've endured torture, and suicide bombings, and targeted killings. In some villages, just being seen talking to a U.S. soldier can carry a death sentence, and yet many have still cooperated. They've cooperated because we promised them
We are here for you. We will protect you. We will not let you down.
My friends, our nation is preparing to send a new message to the Iraqis:
Oops! We changed our mind. Good luck!
Even if you are not pursuaded by the moral questions raised by our behavior, surely you can understand what this spectacle will do to the morale of pro-Western forces in places like Iran and Pakistan. When the going gets tough, the Ameriki will get out of dodge. That will be the lasting lesson of our premature withdrawal from Iraq--and it will be a lesson not soon forgotten.

By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 10:55 AM | |