Still Flipping

The Democratic Party has a clear strategy for the war in Iraq. They have singlemindedly viewed the conflict as a springboard for their political ambitions to take back the White House and Congress.

Nothing can illustrate that better than the junior Senator from Massachusetts, John Kerry. As we all know he is most famous for his statement that “I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it”. This twisted remark was in reference to his vote against an $87 billion supplemental appropriation for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In an effort to woo the votes of both the far Left and the Moderates, Kerry waged the most incoherent Presidential campaign ever. The SF Chronicle published an interesting article that ends with a quote of the radio host Don Imus. A despondent Imus stated, “I was just back in my office banging my head on the jukebox, … this is my candidate, and ... I don’t know what he’s talking about.”

To top it off, the Editor added a note following the Imus quote with a promise to bash George Bush in their next article. The press always feels that it needs to be more balanced when printing anything that portrays President Bush in a positive light or gives him any advantage. Its a knee-jerk reaction in order to prove that they are not puppets for the Bush Administration. This makes them eager to “balance” any publicity that they perceive Bush could benefit from - with attacks on the President. It is a form of self-censorship that is utterly predictable among most news publications. I have gotten to the point where I actually find it amusing.

As far as Kerry is concerned, there is no position that he cannot take on the Iraq war. You would think that he learned his lesson by now, but I am afraid not:

On April 22nd Kerry spoke at Faneuil Hall in Boston. His speech focused on the comparison of the Vietnam War to the current Iraq War. He shared his vision of how Vietnam was a disaster just like Iraq so we need to admit our failure and withdraw from Iraq.

“Once again we are being told that we have no choice but to stay the course of a failed policy. At a time like this, those who seek to reclaim America's true character and strength must be respected…

…Half of the service members listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall died after America's leaders knew our strategy would not work. It was immoral then and it would be immoral now to engage in the same delusion. We want democracy in Iraq, but Iraqis must want it as much as we do. Our valiant soldiers can't bring democracy to Iraq if Iraq's leaders are unwilling themselves to make the compromises that democracy requires.”

A little more than a month later, on June 8th, the CNN Situation Report quoted Kerry as he proclaimed a monumental victory in Iraq:

“Our troops did an incredible job hunting him (al-Zarqawi) down and destroying him, and all of America is proud of their skill and commitment.

With the end of al-Zarqawi and the confirmation of the final vital Cabinet ministries in Iraq’s new government, it’s another sign that it’s time for Iraqis to stand up for Iraq, bring the factions together, end the insurgency, and run their own country.

Our troops have done their job in Iraq, and they’ve done it valiantly. It’s time to work with the new Iraqi government to bring our combat troops home by the end of this year.”

This is the same John Kerry who stated, “This notion that we have to continue with a policy that’s wrong and taking us down the wrong track is absurd.” He also claimed that our Iraq policy was one of “stubbornness and pride”, but now he is celebrating the accomplishments of the very same strategy that he ruthlessly criticized!

So in less than seven weeks Kerry’s position in Iraq changed from demanding a US withdrawal in the face of a military defeat to demanding that the US withdraw because we achieved victory! The man is simply amazing!!!

Don’t be surprised next month when Kerry claims that he supported Bush’s tax cuts in order to stimulate the economic recovery of our country. (Who remembers the much-maligned jobless recovery?)

In any case, the formation of the Government of Iraq is a great victory and the death of al-Zarqawi will help give it a chance to succeed.

Some will criticize me for underestimating the insurgency and they would be 100% correct if I did, but that is not what I am saying... It would be just as foolish to get too excited about these victories as it would be not to celebrate them.