Troop Decrease or Increase?

I wrote a small blog on the hypocrisy about the Democrats running on increasing the troop size in Iraq (see blog from: Saturday, January 06, 2007) because in their words Bush didn’t commit enough troops to get the job done. So when Bush acquiesces and admits that Baghdad needs more troops for security purposes… the Democrats attack him and are now set to vote such a measure down. No doubt trying to equate this to the “quagmire” of Vietnam.



I am going to post a few paragraphs from a Washington Times article, and then show how far off the Democrats are in joining our allies in the Middle-East to control the spread of militant Islam:

On Dec. 5, Newsweek magazine touted an interview with then-incoming House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rep. Silvestre Reyes as an "exclusive." And for good reason.


"In a surprise twist in the debate over Iraq," the story began, Mr. Reyes "said he wants to see an increase of 20,000 to 30,000 U.S. troops as part of a 'stepped up effort to dismantle the militias.'"


"We have to consider the need for additional troops to be in Iraq, to take out the militias and stabilize Iraq," the Texas Democrat said to the surprise of many, "I would say 20,000 to 30,000."


Then came President Bush's expected announcement last week, virtually matching Mr. Reyes' recommendation and argument word-for-word -- albeit the president proposed only 21,500 troops.


Wouldn't you know, hours after Mr. Bush announced his proposal, Mr. Reyes told the El Paso Times that such a troop buildup was unthinkable.


"We don't have the capability to escalate even to this minimum level," he said.


The chairman's "double-talk" did not go unnoticed. Among others, Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, says such blatant "hypocrisy" undermines both national security and the war on terrorism.

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In an article from USA Today, eight Middle Eastern countries support Bush’s plan to increase troop strength in Iraq. These countries are: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — plus Jordan and Egypt.

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The Democrats do not get the importance of what is going on in the Middle East! Even though Egypt is not a country I support or condone, they are still fighting a more radical stream of Islamo-Fascism, much more radical than the semi-fundamentalist government that is now in power in Egypt. If the Democrats are successful in pulling our troops out of Iraq and the radicals get a foothold in that country and start causing trouble for the rest of the area, they will inevitably blame the Republicans for the mess over there.



Maybe Nancy Pelosi and the other Democrats will have photos hanging in Islamo-Fascists museums in the future as having helped them win… like John Kerry’s photo is displayed in Vietnam by the Communists as having helped them win the war:





GO DEMS!