Confessions of a ‘Defeatocrat’
The Republicans are running scared. In the White House, on Capitol Hill and on the campaign trail, they’re worried about losing control of Congress. And so the administration and the GOP have launched a desperate assault on Democrats and our position on the war in Iraq. Defeatists, they call us, and appeasers and — oh so cleverly — “Defeatocrats.”
Vice President Cheney has accused Democrats of “self-defeating pessimism.” Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has faulted us for believing that “vicious extremists can be appeased.” The White House calls Democrats the party of “cut and run.”
It’s all baseless name-calling, and it’s all wrong. Unless, of course, being a Defeatocrat means taking a good hard look at the administration’s Iraq policy and determining that it’s a failure.
Confessions of a ‘Defeatocrat’ By John P. Murtha [washingtonpost.com]
Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) is the ranking member on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee and a 37 year veteran of the Marine Corps. Like so many of our current and retired military leaders, he wants us to reconsider our options in Iraq. How do people continue to believe and support Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rove. Of the four, only Rumsfeld ever served in the military.
Don’t get me wrong, I do not believe one MUST have served in the military to be Commander-In-Chief. However, if one has not served, one should listen more closely to those who have. They should not ignore the professionals in their command, as the Bush administration so wantonly and willfuly does.
