Posted by
The Proud Liberal on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:34:18 PM
What I do mind is that they say they don't.
The one lie that I find most egregious is - and I forget the actual politically correct line that is inevitably delivered - is that Democrats have embraced or proposed a "policy of defeat." This is, at best, a quarter truth.
What conservatives never mention in the same context is that their own view of "victory" has shifted greatly and keeps on shifting. The latest conservative view has something to do with standing up a government that can defend itself. Conservatives never mention that the original definition of "victory" was to create a non-sectarian, democratic country that would be a shining light in the mideast.
We also hear more talk of a divided Iraq and I just finished reading Hugh's interview with John Burns about "soft partition," in which Hugh has now begun to structure his questions about what could happen over the next five or six years, yet conservatives never really address this change in their own viewpoint, i.e., American participation will be needed for another five or six years at least, and what this means for troop levels and mission. Never bring this all together.
Finally, it's uncontestable that Iraq will become a nation under Sharia law. You never hear conservatives admit to this reality. Victory for America, whatever happens, will include an Iraq under Sharia law. Conservatives seem to believe that denying that reality creates some admirable and superior position between them and Democrats.