The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
-- Edmund Burke
Sunday, September 26, 2004
Insulting a friend
Continuing the story about John Kerry’s open disrespect for our allies, the Investor’s Business Daily recalls the recent words of Zell Miller:
"Now, while young Americans are dying in the sands of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan, our nation is being torn apart and made weaker because of the Democrats' manic obsession to bring down our commander in chief."
Portions of the IBD story:
What might Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and our other enemies make of such comments? Kerry and Lockhart have played into their hands. To the extent that the Kerry campaign's view of Allawi gets around in Iraq, it will weaken the prime minister's government. It's never helpful to a leader to be seen as anyone's puppet, yet here's Kerry and his crew calling Allawi just that.
Are we saying that the Kerry campaign is deliberately seeking to undermine Allawi, destabilize Iraq, embolden terrorists and bring about a U.S. defeat?
No. But Kerry's insulting treatment of a key ally shows him to be irresponsible, graceless and obsessively bent on winning office at all costs.
Three little words come to mind: unfit to serve.
When considering this against the backdrop of DNC ethics that have been absolutely in the gutter, it becomes clear that John Kerry places his own personal destiny far ahead of his regard for his country. This would seem to me to be an excellent reason to give Kerry the next several years to windsurf to his heart’s content.
"Now, while young Americans are dying in the sands of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan, our nation is being torn apart and made weaker because of the Democrats' manic obsession to bring down our commander in chief."
Portions of the IBD story:
What might Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and our other enemies make of such comments? Kerry and Lockhart have played into their hands. To the extent that the Kerry campaign's view of Allawi gets around in Iraq, it will weaken the prime minister's government. It's never helpful to a leader to be seen as anyone's puppet, yet here's Kerry and his crew calling Allawi just that.
Are we saying that the Kerry campaign is deliberately seeking to undermine Allawi, destabilize Iraq, embolden terrorists and bring about a U.S. defeat?
No. But Kerry's insulting treatment of a key ally shows him to be irresponsible, graceless and obsessively bent on winning office at all costs.
Three little words come to mind: unfit to serve.
When considering this against the backdrop of DNC ethics that have been absolutely in the gutter, it becomes clear that John Kerry places his own personal destiny far ahead of his regard for his country. This would seem to me to be an excellent reason to give Kerry the next several years to windsurf to his heart’s content.
