Quitters don’t win, but they sure whine
Hurl is not impressed by a William Raspberry column in Washington Post:
Earlier today I read a Washington Post column by William Raspberry titled No Clarity on Iraq, but I think what it clarifies most is the fact that the Left in America just doesn’t “get it.” Like all arguments and articles I have read from the Left, no solution is ever offered other than - Quit. Of course, they usually embellish it a bit with the F word….
Raspberry asks at one point: “In what way does our engagement in Iraq make us stronger and more likely to be taken seriously? Wouldn’t an adversary’s best guess be that we are less likely than before to use our military to protect our worldwide interests?”
Well, if we don’t Quit Mr. Raspberry, but demonstrate resolve, strength, and courage in helping Iraq become a free, democratic country, how does that make us weak and less likely to be taken seriously? If we push through and succeed Mr. Raspberry, wouldn’t an adversary’s best guess be that we are quite capable, strong, and serious?
So many people are taking for granted that we are losing in Iraq, but shouldn’t we at least force the terrorists to actually win, before we declare ourselves losers? I’ll leave it to the boys on the ground to determine whether we are gaining or losing ground, but we sure seem to be a long way away from April last year, when we were fighting both Sunni nationalists and Shiite renegades. .
