The Guerrilla War on The GWOT

There are Democrats and not a few Republicans along with much of the MSM who have been conducting their own little guerrilla war on the Global War On Terrorism. Because they have no *real* power to stop how the GWOT is being conducted, they must harrass. I am all for free speech. I understand being in the minority. Hello! I am a pro-military Republican living in Massachusetts! However, there is a right way and a wrong way to go about these things. If you want to protest.....protest. If you want to find civil means of making your opposing view point known.....by all means. But don't be a hypocrite. Don't do things that if they were done to you, you would howl.

Much is being made of Sen. Barbara Boxer's statements to Dr. Rice when she appeared before the Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Boxer was childish and she was playing for the crowd. She has yet to apologize and I don't know that she will. Although I will say, would that what she said was true! If decisions in military matters were made by the loved ones of those on active duty with the potential to be deployed..........I get to vote and she doesn't, huh Southie? Anyway, enough of that silliness. Sen. Boxer needs to reread her Robert's Rules of Order. Dr. Rice is there to testify and answer question, not to be a punching bag. There are no points awarded for personal jabs. My reprimand extends to Sen. Hagel who repeatedly spoke over Dr. Rice as she attempted to answer his questions and Sen. Biden, who as chair, didn't keep order. It's ridiculous that the moderator at Town Meeting would have had better control and stopped the Senators from making it personal.

Next up..........freshman Rep. Steve Kagel and his nutty little story. Are we so far removed from civility that being rude to the President and the First Lady is something you brag about? Nevermind that White House is saying he made it up......that just sounds like high school.

Lastly, the press. Where to even start? There are so many stories where the press spins Iraq, I'll just pick one. Iraq is not providing their own security and they rely too much on us. the truth of the matter is that 80% of the country is under control. Iraqi forces are standing up in a number of places. This is not to say that things are not very grave in Baghdad and Anbar. They are. And success there makes or breaks the whole country. But the press is trying to pursuade us that the entire country is chaos. It is not. For a little perspective, go over to DOD and look at this map showing the Iraqi Army taking the lead.

In conclusion:
Sen. Boxer if you want to ask questions...ask. Leave the personalities out of it.
Sen. Hagel, if you want to ask questions.....ask. Then shut up and listen to the answers. If you want to make speeches, there is time allotted for that in the process.
Sen. Biden, enforce the rules, stop playing coy. You have announced for President, you have a dog in this fight. Letting others do your dirty work is underhanded and unbecoming of a Senator.
Rep. Kagel, sorry you got stuffed into lockers in high school, grow up and get over it.
Sen. Webb, you are still a boob, look what you started!
MSM, think back on the ethics classes I know you took in college. You are supposed to *report news* not make it, slant it, spin it. Report it. Give it a shot.