Troop strength is down. The National Guard is overtaxed. Recruitments are off. Why aren't you using all that political capital you brag about having to fix this? Why haven' you called on your buddies, the ones who scared Americans about terrorists and same sex marriage, to come to your aid and help you win an election? Why aren't Rush, Bauer, Dobson and Frist out there preaching to the converted that now is the time for them to put their lives where their mouths are?
Believe me, I would willingly offer my life for a war that I believed was just, right and
necessary. That is the only test I've ever used to determine if I could support a war. Anything less than that would be cowardly, unpatriotic and hypocritical.
Stop looking to poor inner city and rural kids to make the ultimate sacrifice for your war. Few of them know enough to figure out where they stand on this war and the other ones you have in the planning stages. Stop expecting liberals to offer themselves or their children in the name of patriotism for a war they never supported. Stop blaming others for the disaster you have created in Iraq.
Fix it! Stand up in the pulpits in the Red States and preach the glory of military service. Tell them that your God has spoken to you again and wants them to do as you say and not as you do. That only true believers can complete the mission with success. Come on, Mr. President, demonstrate how many will follow your voice to the middle of the desert for decades.
It's no longer enough for your minions to cheer and bray every time you announce the capture of the key associate of OBL or al Zaqwari. It's time for them to show the world that they are as tough and resolute as you are. It's time for them to stop being "girlie men" and heroes only in video games. For them to spread the gospel of peace and Christianity throughout Iraq. To prove that God will protect them and they don't need no stinking any body armor. To display their undying loyalty to God by refusing to take any payment for their services. To gain complete moral superiority over liberals.
Show us your political capital! Show us the depth of public support for your war. Show us that something other than chickenhawks who only beat up on unarmed women, homosexuals and judges are willing to go into harm's way. Show us the young men and women who will go to war in your name and protect your chickhawk ass.