We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:43:32 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification The first time I read Instapundit's entry on the Democrat strategy emerging to oppose the President's Iraq policy, I did a double-take. FbL beat me to the punch (scroll about half-way down) but captured my initial reaction after rereading what I thought was a joke. No joke, apparently. And utterly vile. The Democrats were elected, so the conventional wisdon goes (nutroots explanations excluded), not because people were against the war in principal but against the way it was being waged. Fair enough. But what, pray tell, is the reason to withdraw from a struggle with an enemy that less than... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:01:53 -0600 linked to you here.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56845 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56845 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:49:18 -0600 THis isn't leadership. This is oppurtunism. Even the folks at MyDD are jumping on this. IF it's an evil that needs to be gutted stake your career on it. Have some guts. There's plenty of money and power to be had if you get booted---how many of the Clinton admin now are oft called policy experts and university profs/deans? Lots of 'em. This is why many wanted to stay home from the republican side. Now the dems seem to be getting their taste of folk who want to remain electable instead of doing their job. And it might just cost someone their life. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56732 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56732 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:50:23 -0600 it is precisely for situations such as this that the word "scoundrel" was invented. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56726 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56726 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:12:42 -0600 this out...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56723 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56723 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:16:57 -0600 Don't get me wrong, but have you heard the mealy mouth, less than passionate responses from the Republicans? I told you, they don't necessarily oppose the Dems plan either. They just don't want it right now because they still have hope of succeeding or at least bringing it enough under control it will smell like victory. It's cr*p. It's worse than cr*p. If I had to hear the president give another unemotional, uninspiring "why we must stay in Iraq" or the half-A$$ remarks of congressmen, I'm gong to go ballistic. Why don't they just come out and say they don't give a rats @$$ for Iraqis and that it's not really that important to stay there? That's the message even the republicans are sending, so let's just get it out in the open... I am ticked off. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56720 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56720 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:48:52 -0600 Bravo. Well said. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56719 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56719 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:43:46 -0600 If it's true that this is their plan it is indeed vile. This kind of slow death strategy will cost a lot of lives, livelihoods, money and time and any chance of success in Iraq. It's cowardly, deceitful and unfortunately i think it will work. This plan has to be publicised and criticised before it actually happens. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56708 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/none_dare_call.html#comment-56708 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:14:19 -0600