Sorry if this is a bit of a lightweight diary; I don't write many. But I am PISSED. I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore.
Take what? Being labeled a 'surrender monkey'. Having to listen to chickenhawks claim that by doing their JOB, Congress is 'surrendering'. From the WH. From New York (originally run with this POS beside it). From California (sorry, can't find that link now).
Problem stated. A possible counterattack strategy after the flip.
FWIW, the editorial "cartoon" hit an old scab, hard. I had to put up with Ramirez' incendiary nonsense for 7 years when he was the resident editorial crayon-scribbler at my hometown newspaper. Needless to say, he was very popular in Memphis. But I digress (my strongest trait...).
Every time - EVERY time - this crap gets thrown - in Congress, at a press conference, talk show, whatever, the Progressive present ought to make one very salient point, and then ask 2 questions, preferably rapid-fire:
- Point out that the US is NOT at war with Iraq. Congress hasn't authorized a war, and we weren't under attack from the 'enemy' (I realize this could be said of both Korea and Vietnam; so?). We invaded Iraq, and we are OCCUPYING that country.
- How would you DEFINE winning?
- Can you name a single nation, tribe, religion or any other entity in recorded history that "won" an OCCUPATION?
Then just sit back. Let the public listen as the chickenhawk either stumbles all over themselves, or repeats a bunch of irrelevant talking points the viewers have heard until they are blue in the face, in response to a couple of questions I believe the VAST majority of the American public is damned interested in hearing the answers to.