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Egads, what an editorial in the Red Star Tribune. Colleen Rowley, the extreme Leftist and anti-liberate Iraq candidate for the Minnesota 2nd Congressional District, and Jerald Albrecht, a former officer of the Army Reserve, are attacking Bush policy on Iraq and the GOP in general.

It starts off simply enough, stating the obvious on the dedication of the members of the Armed Forces in doing their duty, but then they go way off base with:

Bush first failed the troops when he put them in harm's way despite knowing that the threat from Iraq was practically nonexistent. He then failed to provide them with the tools to succeed: no plan to secure the peace, insufficient body armor, questionable support from Dick Cheney's Halliburton cronies and one-third the number of troops necessary to get the job done. But most shameful of all has been the willingness of Bush and the GOP leadership to use our troops as a tool for political gain.

Our armed forces went into Iraq, along with forces from the coalition partners, to LIBERATE Iraq from a mass-murdering dictator, who, during his reign, killed some 500,000 of his own people, including using chemical weapons on the Kurdish population; mutilating others; torturing many more. His sons maintained rape rooms where they took women AGAINST their will, then raped and murdered them.

They also claim that Iraq, under Hussein, had far more access to electricity, water and other vital necessities than they do today. Admitted, the war and ongoing terrorism have hindered the re-establishment of vital infrastructure, however, that infrastructure is being rebuilt with great improvements.

They also claim that the troops have not had the tools necessary to accomplish the mission, and blames the Bush Administration for that, even though it is CONGRESS that controls the purse strings, not the president.

Then there is also the claim that Bush and the Republican party are using the troops as a tool for military game. If anything, it is Rowley and her ilk in the Democratic Party and the left-wing zealots of the “hate Bush” crowd that are attempting to use the troops as apolitical tool.

They castigate the use by Republicans of "cut and run" when we refer to Democratic operatives and candidates, and that any one who does not believe in "staying the course" is accused of Neville Chamberlain like appeasement. News flash for Rowley: you are supporting a “cut and run” policy and course of appeasement, which will only embolden the terrorists to carry out even more attacks, and killing more Americans, British, French, and peoples of other nations.

I find it highly disturbing that these two Moonbats believe the people of Iraq were better off under Hussein than they are in pursuing Democracy.

I am further offended by their reference to those of us who have served or currently serving as being part of a "military machine." Our volunteer military is anything BUT a machine.

They continue:

Since the occupation began, Iraq has been on a slow, inexorable slide toward civil war; our two top generals in the region recently testified that the current situation in Iraq is the worst it's ever been.

Yes, there is the potential of civil war in Iraq; it is being fueled and backed by both Syria and Iran, as those two neighboring countries continue to funnel men and materials into Iraq.

And if we leave Iraq before the job is done and people of Iraq have had a chance to secure their nation and their liberty, then it will slide into civil war.

Sure, there are bad things happening in Iraq, like the recent dumping of 65 Iraqi bodies by death squads that are still operating in that country.

The only thing preventing the civil war are the Coalition troops currently operating with the Iraqi Army. Pull out prematurely, al Qaeda and Iran will view it as a victory for their side. Then the terrorists operating in Iraq, once they overthrow the new Iraqi government and install a new totalitarian regime, will move on to other countries to continue their jihad against the West.

Despite overwhelming evidence that Iraq's stability has been steadily eroding, Bush has made his intentions clear: He expects our troops to "stay the course" until he leaves office -- nearly three more years.

I don’t know what papers they read, but it show ain’t the same ones I read. according to reports on the Multi-National Force Iraq website, things continue to improve. The site is very readable and kept up to date. Check it out.

As a resident of Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, the district Rowley is running in, I am particularly interested in what she says, and look forward to her going down in defeat this November.

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