I want the reader to understand that I am not one who is calling for Mr. Rumsfeld's resignation, at least, not yet.
I was channel surfing the other day as I flicked through the channels, Donald Rumsfeld flashed upon my televison screen, so I watched. What I saw troubled me.
Mr. Ray McGovern, a 27 year CIA analyst seemed to be getting the better of Mr. Rumsfeld with some specific, pointed questions. With facts and quotes in hand Mr. McGovern was well prepared to take on Mr. Rumsfeld on the question of WMDs in Iraq, and pre war intelligence in general.
The most troubling portion of the event came when Mr. McGovern bluntly asked Mr. Rumsfeld why he "lied to get us into a war that was not necessary?" Mr. Rumsfeld replied that "I didn't lie then," and the audience applauded loudly, he also said Colin Powell worked for weeks on his UN presentation and that he really believed what he said at the UN regarding WMD in Iraq. And further he stated "I'm not in the intelligence business." Now to me, this is a strong indication that Mr. Rumsfeld was beginning to feel some heat. Mr. Rumsfeld continued "It appears that there were not weapons of mass destruction there." At that point Mr. McGovern told him, "but you said you knew where they were." Obviously deflecting the question Mr. Rumsfeld said, that no he did not say that, that he said that he "suspected" there were some areas where they "might" be. At this juncture, I'm sitting straight up on my sofa, engrossed in the exchange because although I did not enjoy seeing Mr. Rumsfeld squirm, I cannot deny that he was indeed, squirming like a worm in hot ashes. It would do the reader well to remember that Mr. McGovern served this country for 27 years in the intelligence field, and that he is highly educated and served in the military too, a distinguished record regardless of his political affiliation. Mr. McGovern shot back with another quote, reminding Mr. Rumsfeld of statements he made on George Stephanopoulos' show on March 30, 2003, which was "We know where they are" refering to WMD "they are in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat." The uncritical audience began to applaud every word Mr. Rumsfeld said and Mr. McGovern stated in an interview with BuzzFlash, that the audience began to shout him down saying "get him out of here!" As security personnel began to remove him from the room, Mr. Rumsfeld instructed them to let him stay. Mr. McGovern moved on to Mr. Rumsfeld's comments refering to the Al Qaeda-Saddam Hussein relationship, pointing out that Zarqawi was in Kurdish territory, not under Saddam's control, except for a trip to the hospital. Obviously, Mr. McGovern had turned his sights to the claim that there was a direct link between Hussein and Al Qaeda. Mr. Rumsfeld, normally very adept at press briefings was totally off of his game at this point and he told Mr. McGovern, "your getting plenty of play sir."
What is America to make of this brief, yet pointed exchange? To me, it is rather ominous, for I clearly remember Mr. Rumsfeld making the statements, or statements very, very close to the quotes offered by Mr. McGovern. To see Mr. Rumsfeld rocked, totally on the defensive, using deflecting tactics and obsfucation, avoiding questions, trying to change the subject indicated strongly to me that he had been had.
I do beleive that Mr. Rumsfeld and most of the Bush Administration felt that invading Iraq was necessary, but that doesn't make it right. I see cracks beginning to appear in the administrations justifications for the invasion.
History will be the judge, and we shall see if the righteousness of invading Iraq will stand the test of time.
I think I'm like many Americans, I find myself in an untenable posititon. I want our troops to come home, but I know that the mission they are on is worthwhile if for nothing else, to liberate and entire nation. While I have full faith in our troops, and I support them 100%, I cannot say the same for the administration. At the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, I was fully behind the adminstration, slowly, but surely my attitude has begun to change. I'm uncomfortable with this because I want to beleive the President and his cabinet members. What is an American supposed to do now? I fully support the troops, yet, I find myself seriously questioning the integrity and honesty of the administration regarding the war in Iraq. That is a feeling I do not like, one that causes me much emotional turmoil.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
My fellow Americans, I've had it up to here! If I see one more illegal alien with a stupid toothless smirk on their face, Mexican flag in one hand, upside down American flag in the other I might just go postal. Maybe all of us should?
We have allowed our compassion and our good will, coupled with the cancer of political correctness to bring us to the brink of chaos.
What is so hard to understand that 70% of Americans want action now on our southern border? What is so hard to understand that illegal aliens broke the law to get into our sovereign territory? I don't give a rats behind what job an illegal alien is willing to take. They do not have any right to be here and we don't owe them a thing!
I don't care how well behaved the illegals demonstrating in the streets of our cities are. They do not have the right! The liberal media and Ted Kennedy would have us beleive that we are witnessing the civil rights movement II. How stupid does the liberal media and Ted Kennedy think we are? As illegal aliens, modern day squatters, these people are not in a legal position to demand a thing! In order to enjoy constitutional rights you must be a US citizen, something they seem to conveniently forget and something they do not possess.
The border with Mexico is perhaps the second biggest threat to our national security at home, following closely behind our ports. Can the government tell us with any accuracy, that terrorist have not hidden among the wetbacks who sneak across the border and are now awaiting orders to strike? How many terrorist have we allowed entry into our country already? What about the mountains of drugs that are moved over and under the border? Aren't we as a nation about tired of that as well? Twelve million illegal aliens, twelve million bodies unaccounted for. Twleve million people who like parasites suck from our social systems, health care and schools, how many of these twelve million people are paying their fair share of taxes?
Where is our government?
Speaking of our government, they are obviously paralyzed with fear. I strongly suggest that you write your representatives and remind them they are in the business of making tough choices. Rather then trying to figure out how to squeeze some votes out of this issue, instead of trying to craft a bill that will keep everyone happy I want the government to do what is right for the country, track these illegals down wherever they are hiding and put them on the first thing smoking back to Mexico where they rightfully belong, they are President Fox's problem, not ours. President Bush never seems to tire of reminding us that his first priority is to protect the American people, Mr. President, this is one of those times!
President Fox, what a piece of work huh? The man is an abject failure, eager for the dollars to be returned to Mexico via the illegals in America he has taken a page from Castro's playbook, export your poor and your criminal element. Mexico is on the verge of legalizing drugs! Not just marijuana, but hard drugs! What kind of president is that? The Mexican government is corrupt, rotten to the core, 40% of the Mexican population lives below the poverty line! Mr. Fox preaches to Mr. Bush that putting up a fence is an insult to Mexico, who cares? Mexico has militarized their side of the border, I have read reports of Mexican military personnel trespassing on our side of the border and actually firing on our border agents. The next time that Mr. Bush and Mr. Fox meet, it is my fervent wish that Mr. Bush advise Mr. Fox to shove it! The illegals demonstrating in our streets would be well advised to take their placards and bullhorns to Mexico City and improve their own country.
What is so hard to understand about this issue? Have you ever heard of Aztlan? This is what many Mexicans call the American southwest region; Aztlan. They feel the freedom to migrate to America unhinderd is their birthright, do you know why? Yes, thats right, because it used to be part of Mexico. A radical element of the illegal alien population and it's supporters see the migration of illegals as nothing short of righteous military action, an invasion, an insidious plan to take back Aztlan through a rapid shift in the demographics of the region. They say that the Anglos are not making babies, they are dying. Sounds like the makings of American patriots doesn't it? I don't need to remind the reader that history will show, all great civilizations are built upon conquest and this includes Mexico, does anyone remember a civilization called the Aztecs? We fought a war with Mexico and we won, to the victor go the spoils. Thats just a brutal fact of life.
God bless the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. Volunteers who monitor the border on their own time. As a symbolic gesture meant to be a clear message to our government, they have begun to build a fence along a strategically important portion of the southern border. What is not to understand about this issue? Its simple, stop the flow of illegal aliens, pass a bill to document illegals already in our country and give them a path to citizenship and lets just see if citizenship is really what they desire.
The demostrations by the illegals and their idiot supporters have taken so much pride in over the last couple of weeks has backfired. The sight of so many illegals, so many ungrateful malcontents who think they have any right to demand anything from us has gotten Americas dander up. Historically the American people have been slow to anger, they have an ability to temper their passion. But this is reaching critical mass. America does not have the capability to absorb and infinite number of illegal aliens. There is a saturation point, there is a limit not only to our ability to support the additional people, but to our patience as well.
If the illegal aliens continue to throw these demonstrations in our face, if they continue to brag about how they have seized the attention of our congressmen and senators, the more likely it becomes that the reaction they get from the American people, and hopefully from our government will not be the one they are counting on.
I heard Trent Lott on FOX news this morning opine that the tougher congressional bill on illegal immigration has the momentum. Lets hope he is right.
On a placard held high by fat greasy wetback in Los Angeles I saw on TV proclaimed threateningly, that "Today we march, tomorrow we vote." Well, let me tell you something you fat good for nothing squatter! Today I vote, tomorrow I vote too!
Illegal aliens, GO HOME! And stay on your side of the river!
We have allowed our compassion and our good will, coupled with the cancer of political correctness to bring us to the brink of chaos.
What is so hard to understand that 70% of Americans want action now on our southern border? What is so hard to understand that illegal aliens broke the law to get into our sovereign territory? I don't give a rats behind what job an illegal alien is willing to take. They do not have any right to be here and we don't owe them a thing!
I don't care how well behaved the illegals demonstrating in the streets of our cities are. They do not have the right! The liberal media and Ted Kennedy would have us beleive that we are witnessing the civil rights movement II. How stupid does the liberal media and Ted Kennedy think we are? As illegal aliens, modern day squatters, these people are not in a legal position to demand a thing! In order to enjoy constitutional rights you must be a US citizen, something they seem to conveniently forget and something they do not possess.
The border with Mexico is perhaps the second biggest threat to our national security at home, following closely behind our ports. Can the government tell us with any accuracy, that terrorist have not hidden among the wetbacks who sneak across the border and are now awaiting orders to strike? How many terrorist have we allowed entry into our country already? What about the mountains of drugs that are moved over and under the border? Aren't we as a nation about tired of that as well? Twelve million illegal aliens, twelve million bodies unaccounted for. Twleve million people who like parasites suck from our social systems, health care and schools, how many of these twelve million people are paying their fair share of taxes?
Where is our government?
Speaking of our government, they are obviously paralyzed with fear. I strongly suggest that you write your representatives and remind them they are in the business of making tough choices. Rather then trying to figure out how to squeeze some votes out of this issue, instead of trying to craft a bill that will keep everyone happy I want the government to do what is right for the country, track these illegals down wherever they are hiding and put them on the first thing smoking back to Mexico where they rightfully belong, they are President Fox's problem, not ours. President Bush never seems to tire of reminding us that his first priority is to protect the American people, Mr. President, this is one of those times!
President Fox, what a piece of work huh? The man is an abject failure, eager for the dollars to be returned to Mexico via the illegals in America he has taken a page from Castro's playbook, export your poor and your criminal element. Mexico is on the verge of legalizing drugs! Not just marijuana, but hard drugs! What kind of president is that? The Mexican government is corrupt, rotten to the core, 40% of the Mexican population lives below the poverty line! Mr. Fox preaches to Mr. Bush that putting up a fence is an insult to Mexico, who cares? Mexico has militarized their side of the border, I have read reports of Mexican military personnel trespassing on our side of the border and actually firing on our border agents. The next time that Mr. Bush and Mr. Fox meet, it is my fervent wish that Mr. Bush advise Mr. Fox to shove it! The illegals demonstrating in our streets would be well advised to take their placards and bullhorns to Mexico City and improve their own country.
What is so hard to understand about this issue? Have you ever heard of Aztlan? This is what many Mexicans call the American southwest region; Aztlan. They feel the freedom to migrate to America unhinderd is their birthright, do you know why? Yes, thats right, because it used to be part of Mexico. A radical element of the illegal alien population and it's supporters see the migration of illegals as nothing short of righteous military action, an invasion, an insidious plan to take back Aztlan through a rapid shift in the demographics of the region. They say that the Anglos are not making babies, they are dying. Sounds like the makings of American patriots doesn't it? I don't need to remind the reader that history will show, all great civilizations are built upon conquest and this includes Mexico, does anyone remember a civilization called the Aztecs? We fought a war with Mexico and we won, to the victor go the spoils. Thats just a brutal fact of life.
God bless the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. Volunteers who monitor the border on their own time. As a symbolic gesture meant to be a clear message to our government, they have begun to build a fence along a strategically important portion of the southern border. What is not to understand about this issue? Its simple, stop the flow of illegal aliens, pass a bill to document illegals already in our country and give them a path to citizenship and lets just see if citizenship is really what they desire.
The demostrations by the illegals and their idiot supporters have taken so much pride in over the last couple of weeks has backfired. The sight of so many illegals, so many ungrateful malcontents who think they have any right to demand anything from us has gotten Americas dander up. Historically the American people have been slow to anger, they have an ability to temper their passion. But this is reaching critical mass. America does not have the capability to absorb and infinite number of illegal aliens. There is a saturation point, there is a limit not only to our ability to support the additional people, but to our patience as well.
If the illegal aliens continue to throw these demonstrations in our face, if they continue to brag about how they have seized the attention of our congressmen and senators, the more likely it becomes that the reaction they get from the American people, and hopefully from our government will not be the one they are counting on.
I heard Trent Lott on FOX news this morning opine that the tougher congressional bill on illegal immigration has the momentum. Lets hope he is right.
On a placard held high by fat greasy wetback in Los Angeles I saw on TV proclaimed threateningly, that "Today we march, tomorrow we vote." Well, let me tell you something you fat good for nothing squatter! Today I vote, tomorrow I vote too!
Illegal aliens, GO HOME! And stay on your side of the river!
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