Let me start, that I have been opposed to the invasion of the Iraq from the beginning. I participated in silent vigils before the start of the war. I believed then as I believe now, that invading Iraq would unleash great in-stablity, the intelligence on WMD in Iraq was good, the administration KNEW there was no WMD and thusly invaded full speed ahead without fear of large troop losses.
I have since the invasion been very supportive of our troops, never making a derogatory post about our soldiers and even with the Haiditha issue, very critical of the massive pressure that our soldiers have been put in by the callous decisions of this administration.
Which brings us to today and the grotesque comments in the Senate. on to the extended...
I first heard of the statements on the Ed Shultz earlier today. Now I've been able to read some of the comments that I have cut and pasted from the Huffington post.
The following is a compilation of Senate Republicans defending the proposal to give amnesty to terrorists who have killed or wounded US troops. These statements were made on the Senate floor this afternoon.
TED STEVENS - "IF THAT'S AMNESTY, I'M FOR IT:" "I really believe we ought to try to find some way to encourage that country to demonstrate to those people who have been opposed to what we're trying to do, that it's worthwhile for them and their children to come forward and support this democracy. And if that's amnesty, I'm for it. I'd be for it. And if those people who are, come forward... if they bore arms against our people, what's the difference between those people that bore arms against the Union in the War between the States? What's the difference between the Germans and Japanese and all the people we've forgiven?" - Sen. Ted Stevens
ahhh....The honorable Ted Stevens giving the murderous insurgents a license to shoot at the targets on our soldiers backs.
MCCONNELL SUGGESTED A RESOLUTION COMMENDING IRAQIS FOR GIVING TERRORISTS AMNESTY. "...might it not just be as useful an exercise to be trying to pass a resolution commending the Iraqi government for the position that they've taken today with regard to this discussion of Amnesty?" - Sen. Mitch McConnell
...a faint sign of common sense
ALEXANDER COMPARED IRAQI AMNESTY FOR TERRORISTS TO NELSON MANDELA'S PEACE EFFORTS. "Is it not true that Nelson Mandela's courage and his ability to create a process of reconciliation and forgiveness was a major factor in what has been a political miracle in Africa...Did not Nelson Mandela, win a - the co-winner of - a noble Nobel Peace Prize just for this sort of gesture?" - Sen. Lamar Alexander
remember the endless strings of car bombs that ripped through S. Africa, Daily, me neither...But loon boy wants to grant a noble peace prize to someone suggesting amnesty to the lunatics killing our young men and women in Iraq...the words border on treasonous
CORNYN: IRAQI AMNESTY DEBATE IS "A DISTRACTION." "It makes no sense for the United States Senate to shake its finger at the new government of Iraq and to criticize them... it really is a distraction from the debate that I think the American people would want us to have." - Sen. John Cornyn
oh and Cornyn, you knew we could count on Cornyn to consider the murder of young men and women in Iraq as a distraction...why should we criticize the hopeless $10billion/month drain being poured into Iraq
CHAMBLISS: AMNESTY IS OK FOR EX-INSURGENTS AS LONG AS THEY ARE ON OUR SIDE NOW. "Is it not true today that we have Iraqis who are fighting the war against the insurgents, who at one time fought against American troops and other coalition troops as they were marching to Baghdad, who have now come over to our side and are doing one heck of a job of fighting along, side by side, with Americans and coalition forces, attacking and killing insurgents on a daily basis?" - Sen. Saxby Chambliss
and Chambliss, who rode to victory to the Senate smearing a combat veteran who lost his legs and an arm in Vietnam. As long as the murders that killed our sons, daughters, friends and neighbors promise to never do it again, it's ok for them "who at one time fought against American troops"
We need to do two things:
Redeploy our troops out of the region
Get these GOP nutbags thrown out of office ASAP