The Media and by extension, the DNC/Kerry campaign are trying to make partisan hay of Paul Bremer's remarks re US troop strength and Iraqi looting.
Apart from the fact that they are cherry picking and twisting Bremer's words to the point that he's restated/clarified his position "What I Really Said About Iraq."
Mr. Kerry is free to quote my comments about Iraq. But for the sake of honesty he should also point out that I have repeatedly said, including in all my speeches in recent weeks, that President Bush made a correct and courageous decision to liberate Iraq from Saddam Hussein's brutality, and that the president is correct to see the war in Iraq as a central front in the war on terrorism.
The Left seems to have missed an obvious, common sense point that an astute reader, Verlaine makes in The Belmont Club's comments:
Barring a preposterously huge occupation force, instantly inserted into every part of the country, to do passive protection of selected infrastructure or other assets, the question is NOT about numbers of troops. It's about shooting looters. The call was made (by and large) not to intervene forcefully in the looting situation. A judgement call that stands up well in retrospect -- if one is remotely serious. [emphasis added]
One can imagine the screeching, teeth-gnashing and breast beating from the Left had Bremer/CENTCOM shot thousands of Iraqi looters to protect refrigerators, swivel chairs and lightbulbs.
Posted by feste at October 9, 2004 10:55 AM | TrackBack