Since I first heard of a possible increase in troop levels referred to as a surge, all I could think of were tsunami type waves. Hot Air has a poll showing that most folks aren’t in favor of increasing the number of troops in Iraq. The problem with those polls is they don’t ask another question, like what would be the alternative, other than “cut and run”. Well, if you are a regular to my little corner of the blogosphere, you know where I stand. Stop pussy footin’ around, let the troops win! But since no one ever asks my opinion, the President is all set to send in more of our soldiers.
A first wave of additional U.S. troops will go into Iraq before the end of the month under President Bush’s new war plan, a senior defense official said Tuesday. Congressional Democrats kept up their criticism of plans to add soldiers in the unpopular conflict.
I have to ask….what good will more of our young men and women going to do if they aren’t allowed to do the job they signed up to do? I’m also curious as to how the media knows things that haven’t been announced?
A day before Bush’s nationally televised speech, Sen. Edward Kennedy, a longtime critic, proposed legislation that would deny the president the billions needed to send more troops unless Congress agreed first. Though it was unclear whether the bill would ever reach the full Senate, it could serve as a rallying point for the most insistent foes of the Iraq conflict.
More and more, I’m becoming a proponent for term limits, and Prince (hiccup) Teddy is one of the reasons.
He conceded that Bush has a challenge in persuading a war-weary public.
Personally, I’m more weary of all the negativity than of anything else.
“The president will not shape policy according to public opinion, but he does understand that it’s important to bring the public back to this war, and restore public confidence and support for the mission,” Snow said.
Polls should NEVER be the reason behind ANY policy. The public doesn’t usually have all the facts, and emotions shouldn’t run this, or any other, country.
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