2006-09-02 18:42:10 · 2 answers · asked by mrkitties420 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
No. It's mindless rhetoric, used solely because it is demeaning.
Getting out of the path of a hurricane is not "cutting and running". Leaving a burning building so you can fight the fire from outside is not "cutting and running". Getting out a fatal and pointless civil war that doesn't involve us is not "cutting and running".
It's called making sound tactical and strategic choices, based on the current situation. Not mindlessly clinging to past decisions and hoping everything will turn out alright in the end.
And if the best decision happens to be leaving a bad situation, and trying something different, that doesn't make the decision bad.
2006-09-02 18:44:39 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Repubs came up with that expression to imply cowardice to anyone who does not condone their invasion.
2006-09-03 01:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by Paladin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋