Ben Graber vs. Ted Deutch for Congress, Fl-19 update
Today a clear break in policy between Ben Graber and Ted Deutch became apparent. Graber has condemned President Obama's military surge in Afghanistan, Deutch is clearly supportive.
Ben Graber vs. Ted Deutch for Congress, Fl-19
Today a clear break in policy between Ben Graber and Ted Deutch became apparent. Graber has condemned President Obama's military surge in Afghanistan, Deutch is clearly supportive.
(Graber) Today, President Obama comitted 30,000 more U.S.Troops to Afghanistan in a combat roll.They hope to train the Afghan army to replace them in the next few years. This committment will cost American lives, money and further weaken our economy. If in congress, I would vote against and speak against this action. We have not learned from history. We are still playing checkers while they are playing chess.
Ben Graber wrote.
(Deutch) A lot of people have criticized the president for not making a decision about what to do in Afghanistan. For me, I find it refreshing that we finally have a president who actually wants to think through the issue of what do do, what our mission ought to be, what the end goal ought to be, and who unlike past administrations whose approach has been to invade first and ask questions later, this president wants to get it right. I applaud him for that," ......Ted Deutch
(Graber) Before undertaking this destructive action, the President needs to weigh the benefits of the war effort, to the rewards gained and the sacrifices made in life, limb, family stress and costs to our nation. Will we truly be better off after taking this course of action, or will we only gain political leverage temporarily, in an ever changing, dynamic world? Will the sacrifice of our armed services families, economic status and destruction of a foreign people, lead to benefits? Or will we create a new generation of hostile individuals, that will blame us for their failed governments, economics and miserable existence.
Finally, we have gone to war many times in the past with the intention of propping up governments loyal to us, but not popular in their own nation. It prolongs the process of cooperation between governments, but also perpetuates the reasons we use to go to war, in the first place.
It’s time we abandoned nation building, using our armed services as an interim police force. A new age of helping nations to become self reliant is needed. This can be accomplished with providing assistance to stable powers in the regions impacted, without the use of force. After nine years of war, it’s time to bring our troops home. Ben Graber wrote.
"I simply can't believe you're about to do what they say you are going to do," documentary filmmaker Michael Moore said in an open letter to Obama posted on his Web site. Moore warned that Obama would tarnish his legacy, turn away his supporters and effectively crown himself the new "war president" by escalating the war in Afghanistan.
"With just one speech tomorrow night you will turn a multitude of young people who were the backbone of your campaign into disillusioned cynics," Moore wrote. "Your potential decision to expand the war ... will do more to set your legacy in stone than any of the great things you've said and done in your first year.
"For the sake of your presidency, hope, and the future of our nation, stop. For God's sake, stop," Michael Moore wrote.