Carol Platt Liebau: Despicable

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Despicable

Where will it end? It's not enough that some Democrats actually wanted to deny the democratically-elected prime minister of Iraq the opportunity to address the U.S. Congress.

Now, Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean has called Prime Minister al-Maliki an anti-Semite. It's a real shift for the party of Bill Clinton, who courted Yasser Arafat (a real anti-Semite) so assiduously for eight years -- for nothing.

Democrats hate President Bush. That's their prerogative. But even people who hate the President should be hoping that the U.S. will succeed in Iraq, for the Iraqis' sake and for ours. Name-calling and personal attacks on its leader are counterproductive to what should be the bipartisan goal of establishing a stable, democratic Iraq; it only highlights the lack of commitment on the part of Dean and his ilk to actually ensuring that the job gets done.

As Dan Senor points out, there are some delicate internal strategic reasons that prevent the prime minister from coming out with a full throated endorsement of Israel -- even if he wanted to. Howard Dean and the Democrats may not be aware of them. But what's even worse is that they may well be aware of them . . . and simply not care.

Would Dean toss around such language about any other country's leader? Given that he's a nut, maybe so. But his attitude is revealing of a certain dismissive contempt toward the Iraq leadership that others on his side seem to manifest, as well. The other day, on the Imus show, Chris Matthews was complaining about al-Maliki, and made some reference to the point that "we put him there" (that is, in power). These people seem to think that the Iraq leaders are somehow our vassals, whom we can treat as we please.

They're not. They're leaders of a sovereign country and entitled to our respect -- and our admiration for their courage. What's more, the United States didn't "put"
al-Maliki anywhere . . . the Iraq people did. We just helped to create the necessary antecedents for their doing so.

8 Comments:

Blogger HouseOfSin said...

Wow - that's just foolish. For someone who owes his ascendancy to the internet as he does, Dean betrays an astonishing ignorance of the speed of such news.

Just - wow.

10:40 AM  
Blogger Marshal Art said...

When will Howie "I prescribe my own meds" Dean condemn the rampant and blatant anti-semitism of the UN? What a flamin' hypocrit. Typical of his party.

12:40 PM  
Blogger Neil Cameron (One Salient Oversight) said...

The message is clear - it is not Hezbollah or Al Queda who are the enemy. It is the Democrats and the left.

Well, if that's how you guys feel, then I suggest you act on your beliefs.

1865 anyone?

3:15 PM  
Blogger eLarson said...

You and what army?

6:07 PM  
Blogger Greg said...

It's simple. Any success in Iraq will be credited to George Bush. The Democrats simply cannot have that.

6:40 PM  
Blogger Marshal Art said...

That's a nice piece of fiction. How convenient Thompson omitted his name. I'm sure Chris Matthews or Keith Olberman would love to showcase this alleged friend. Got any other BS tales to reprint?

10:32 PM  
Blogger Cavalor Epthith said...

How many of you patriotic Americans in favor of the war would call for this flag officer's head as you did for the officers that came out against this debacle months back?

What hubris I see all around me. How quick you are to defend with force your narrow minded ideologies. I am sure that among those killed in Oklahoma City or in the World trade centers democrats and republicans alike perished. I think i have finally found people as insane as Muslim suicide bombers and those are the people who still march proudly to the beat of a failed President. I honestly believe some of these people would die rather than admit the man that parrots buzzwords that make their lives seem more meaningful because they agree on a few marginal social issues, is wrong.

America has taken the wrong path and watching this gross decline of a great nation is akin to kissing the Gunner's daughter.

C.E.

11:04 AM  
Blogger eLarson said...

How many of you patriotic Americans in favor of the war would call for this flag officer's head

It would be impolite of me to do so without actually knowing his name.

5:40 AM  

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