I call on our Republican friends to make up their mind

[journalist3072]

Once upon a time, in the year 1998, there was a President named William Jefferson Clinton.

And he was accused by some of his detractors of acting TOO AGGRESSIVELY against suspected terrorists, namely those in Al Qaeda.

Example, taken from this CNN article:

Clinton came under intense criticism in 1998 by the GOP after he launched an attack on suspected terrorist targets in Afghanistan and Sudan. Intelligence indicated bin Laden and his top associates were meeting at a training camp when U.S. missiles were fired at it, just weeks after al Qaeda terrorists bombed U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya.

-snip-


A few months later, the accusations of Clinton's use of the military arose anew when the United States and Britain launched Operation Desert Fox, a four-day bombing campaign against Iraq. That operation came as House debated Clinton's impeachment.

Cohen testified he was called to the House on the day the operation began to defend Clinton against a "boiling" rage.

"I put my entire public career on the line to say that the president always acted specifically upon the recommendation of those of us who held the positions of responsibility to take military action," he said. "And at no time did he ever try to use it or manipulate it to serve his personal ends."

Now, the conservatives who accused President Clinton of acting to agressively against terrorists, say he DIDN'T DO ENOUGH.

From the mouth of Gov. George Pataki during the 2004 Republican Convention:

"You know the history. Osama bin Laden declared war on America -- and then came the attacks -- the first World Trade Center, the embassies, the USS Cole, hundreds dead, thousands injured. How I wish the administration at that time, in those years, had done something. How I wished they had moved to protect us. But they didn't do it."

So, I call upon our friends in the Republican Party to make up their mind once and for all. Which is it? Did President Clinton act too agressively, as you claimed during the 90's?

Or did he not do enough, as you now claim, in order to provide political cover for George W. Bush?


http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/23/wag.dog/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57276-2004Sep2.html

[cspanlovr]

1. They just make up their own facts. Lie, lie, lie, then lie some more

I love the singlular "mind" btw.;-)

[Monkeyman]

2. Yep the sheep come marching in

[journalist3072]

4. Thank you! I think the singular use of "mind" is very fitting. After all

Rush Limbaugh once said to his audience (supposedly joking):

"You don't have to read the newspapers. I read them for you and tell you what to believe."

Contrast that with someone like Randi Rhodes. Randi is always reading from books, articles, etc to back up her facts. And then she posts that information on her website.

But she also tells you to go research for yourself. To not even take her word for it.

[demnan]

3. So very true and I love your tone

because we need to convince Republicans and this is really good.

[aquart]

5. They only have one mind between them?

I always thought so, of course.

[Cobalt-60]

6. Doublethink allows them to have it both ways

It takes a remarkable level of mental discipline to maintain two diametrically opposed versions like that in their minds as factual...
Or perhaps they're just idiots repeating what they've heard on faux news.

[MoeHayNow]

7. I'm sorry,

but I have no Republican friends.

[journalist3072]

8. ROFL!!!!!!

I have a few. Not very many, but a few.

[TahitiNut]

9. Aspirin factories, camel's butts, and wag the dog.

No matter what the FACTS are, the knuckle-dragging reichbots just drool, grunt, and nod on cue from their zookeepers.

[eccles12]

10. I think this is a fair question for a Dem spokesperson to ask on Hardball

or some other RW pundit show. Carry the evidence along and make it huge point not just a passing side statement.

[journalist3072]

12. I definitely agree. I would LOVE to see that question asked on live tv.

[Wiley50]

11. I don't have any repuke friends anymore

It got to be
damned if you do
and
damned if you don't

[Mr_Spock]

14. They know better than to challenge me

Shit's gonna hit the fan.

[Mr_Spock]

13. Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. Exactly.

I want to smash a Repukes face in when I read about their COWARDICE and WHINING and then think about the FUCKING MORONS that voted for this bunch of COWARDS.

sickening...

[Montagnard]

15. I have no friends that are Republicans

I personally gave up on people who are Republicans a long time ago. They are now what is known as the enemy. The MORANS (in remembrance of an oldie, but goodie)