No “Willing Suspension of Disbelief” Here
Senator Lieberman, much like President Bush is a man I admire for his courage to follow his convictions even in the face of abandonment of his party.
Once again the Senator delivers remarks to Generals Petraeus and Odierno which only serve to reinforce my feeling toward him as an American first, Senator second:
The Senator’s remarks coupled with this encouraging post at Mudville Gazette offer hope that we are now moving in the right direction in Iraq.
I can think of nothing more appropriate as we head into this Memorial Day weekend than to shed a positive light on those who serve her so selflessly:
The story points out that Iraqi forces are now leading operations in Basra, Mosul and Sadr City, making progress with relatively little American support.
“This is unprecedented: three major Iraqi-led operations in three different parts of the country.”
And…
Last week, the overall level of attacks in Iraq was at the lowest point since April, 2004. So far in May, the U.S. death rate is the lowest of the war.
And…
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s political position has never been stronger, he currently has the backing of Sunnis, Kurds and moderate Shiites. As a result, Moqtada al-Sadr’s party is politically isolated.
And…
The speaker of the Iraqi parliament [a Sunni] wrote a heartfelt letter to President Bush, thanking the U.S. for sending the “best politicians and military commanders” to Iraq.
Greyhawk has linked the ABC News story referenced above. It speaks volumes.
Written by Sue
~J~ Says:
May 24th, 2008 at 4:58 amVisit ~J~
Lieberman’s party abandoned him when an upstart anti-war candidate with lots of money ran against him. He knew the entire state would vote for him even if the party had abandoned him, so he ran as an independent and hasn’t been forgiven by a lot of Democrats.
He’s not exactly a Republican on most issues, but on issues concerning the national security of the United States and Israel we can count on him every time.
I wonder if he’ll keep his committee chairmanship should the Democrats increase their hold on the Senate.
No problem, as I’m sure the Republican leadership will appoint him the ranking member on that committee.
He’s a good man and not just because I believe he’s right on Iraq and Israel, but because he is a good man.