Support Michael Steele!
July 5th, 2010Republican National Chairman Michael Steele has stirred up a controversy with his newly minted anti war Republican rhetoric:
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Keep in mind, again, our federal candidates, this was a war of Obama’s choosing. This is not, this is not something the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in….[I]f he’s such a student of history, has he not understood that, you know, that’s the one thing you don’t do is engage in a land war in Afghanistan? All right? Because everyone who has tried over a thousand years of history has failed. And there are reasons for that. There are other ways that we can engage in Afghanistan without committing more troops.
While this is not exactly a coherent critique of the Afghan mess, it does seem to come from his heart.
And he has been attacked from the usual NEOCON sources: Bill Krystal, Sen Lindsay Graham, and the Armchair Amazon, Liz Cheney.
Did Steele simply insert foot in mouth? He must represent something that is brewing in the Republican leadership, not matter how small its following is. Congressman Ron Paul has supported his statement. Now YOU should too.
Phone the RNC at 1-202-863 8500. Option 1 is general comment, that should do. They apparently have the day off, so leave a voice mail.
Support his statement on Afghanistan. If you are a Republican, say so.
Contrast his statement with this one from the Democrat Party National committee
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RNC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE BETS AGAINST OUR TROOPS, ROOTS FOR FAILURE
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> Here goes Michael Steele setting policy for the GOP again. The likes of John McCain and Lindsey Graham will be interested to hear that the Republican Party position is that we should walk away from the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban without finishing the job. They’d also be interested to hear that the Chairman of the Republican Party thinks we have no business in Afghanistan notwithstanding the fact that we are there because we were attacked by terrorists on 9-11.
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> And, the American people will be interested to hear that the leader of the Republican Party thinks recent events related to the war are ‘comical’ and that he is betting against our troops and rooting for failure in Afghanistan. It’s simply unconscionable that Michael Steele would undermine the morale of our troops when what they need is our support and encouragement. Michael Steele would do well to remember that we are not in Afghanistan by our own choosing, that we were attacked and that his words have consequences.”
AS H L Mencken wrote back in the day:
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Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule — and both commonly succeed, and are right.
So, if you are a DEMOCRAT, why not call the DNC and complain about THEIR statement bashing Steele?
that Number is 1-202-863 8000.
Brendan