Let the ad war against Harry Reid begin. That’s okay, because Harry Reid blasted Bush on Iraq today in a speech. Americablog has some great video. The reality is that Reid scares the crap out of the Republicans. He doesn’t have the wild eyed look or the face of someone going off the deep end. Reid doesn’t like confrontations, as far as I can surmise, so when he stands up to say the “war is lost,” he does it thoughtfully and after careful consideration. From his speech, where Reid said Bush is in a “state of denial”:
These are the facts on the ground, the hard truths facing our heroic troops on the front lines:
– American casualties are increasing, not decreasing. Four coalition troops have been killed each day this month, making it one of the deadliest months in the war in over two years. My home state of Nevada has lost 27 since the war began, and hundreds remain in harm’s way, facing some of the most violent days since the war began.
– Untold thousands of Iraqi civilians have died, while over two million more have fled the country as refugees.
– The President used to talk a lot about establishing benchmarks for the Iraqi government. Yet despite our surge in troops and spending, they have failed to take meaningful steps toward achieving them.
– Militias have not been disbanded and continue to cause terror. And now the Iraqi government itself, once the Bush Administration’s greatest pride, stands on the brink of chaos.
– Progress on amending the Constitution in order to ensure minority rights has languished, giving further fuel to the sectarian infighting.
– Power, clean water and oil production – all of which are critical to establishing any kind of economic stability – are still not meeting minimum targets – leaving millions in despair.
– 70% of Iraqi children are suffering from trauma like nightmares, bed wetting, stuttering and fear — that some say could paralyze an entire generation that we had been counting on to harvest the seeds of democracy.
– And to make up for shortages of combat-ready troops, tours of duty have been extended, recently from 12 to 15 months, with many soldiers now on their third or fourth tour.
In short, there is no evidence that the escalation is working – and it should come as no surprise, because, as General Petraeus has said, the ultimate solution in Iraq is a political one, not a military one.
Malkin is the starting point for the new Republican Party ads against the Democrats. They’re using
her blog as a source to blast Democrats from Harkin to Landrieu. There’s only one problem.
Like Bush’s removal from reality on Iraq, Malkin offers the same sort of alternate
universe world view.
Dueling videos help make the case. Below is a video from one of Greg Sargent’s posts, which has a brave soldier
in Iraq telling the truth. You know, the truth, like what Harry Reid said last week and today.
Who are you going to believe? Michelle Malkin or a soldier on the ground in
Iraq? The Republican Party chose Malkin. No one should be surprised.
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