Why do Republican talking-heads and other Republicans accuse Liberals of "emboldening the enemy"?

Question

Does it take a Democrat to make a comment in support of the Iraqi people and in opposition to the war ... to "embolden" the enemy?

Is an illegal invasion of Iraq not enough to embolden the enemy? Is the murder and rape of innocent women and children not enough provocation to embolden the enemy? Is the killing of at least 100,000 (a very conservative estimate) Iraqis insufficient to embolden the enemy?

Does it take an American speaking against the war to do that?

I read 'em all.

Answer 1

This charge has probalby been a staple of the political game since man first waged war on man.

In WW I pacifist/conscience objectors were vilified in America. Certainly in WWII this occured in the US and the UK as well. Let's not even talk bout Germany, where the persecution of pacifists was a key component of Hitler's propaganda machine.

As far as the neocon talking heads, these people make a living on their outrageous statements. If you're expecting Ann Coulter to give you well reasoned arguement, don't hold your breath.

While it doesn't necessarily take a democrat to speak the truth, it does take courage. I note that the tenor of the country has changed, so some republicans are changing their minds, and speaking them as well.

This is in stark contrast to an administration that refuses to step back and objectively examine the situation, and to make changes when evidence seems to indicate that they are need.

Instead we get same old same old

Answer 2

Because they see that as being the truth. And objectively, it is fairly difficult to argue that, say the House's Non-Binding Resolution, didn't embolden the terrorists. That is as simple as 1 + 1...and no matter how you want to spin it, justify it, or minimize it...there is no way around that.

And were it not true, I have to wonder why the Left would spend such a great amount of time and effort trying to convince everyone that it isn't so.

Answer 3

I don't think that you or anyone else can make a valid argument that anti-war rhetoric and division in this country does not embolden the terrorists and make the work that our troops need to do that much more difficult - and dangerous.
You think the terrorists didn't eat that non-binding resolution right up?
You think they don't like it when congress talks of eliminating funding for the war?
You think they won't consider it a total victory for their tactics of indiscriminate slaughter of thousands of innocent victims if we cut and run?
You think they'll abandon their tactics if they're successful?
And, most importantly, this enemy is not fighting for freedom - that was the vast majority who risked their lives to vote - the terrorists are fighting to PREVENT the formation of a government that answers to the people. They are literally fighting AGAINST freedom.
And more often than not, their most recent attacks have been targeting the Iraqi people themselves.
Reconsider your position - an estimated 62 Million people died in WWII simply because another ideology of hatred and domination was allowed to flourish with impunity.

Answer 4

The invasion of Iraq was aproved in bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate and could have been avoided by one man by the name of Sadam Husein if he had allowed full and unfetterred inspections of "All" weapons sites by the UN. The invasion of Iraq could have been avoided by the compliance of the seventeen UN resolutions which were set forth by the UN Security Counsel over the course of mor then 10 years. And even one week before the invasion of Iraq President Bush gave Sadam Husein the opportunity to leave Iraq and avoid the military show-down with American forces.

The latest rape accusations coming from Iraq are by a 50 year old Sunni woman claiming she was raped by a group of Shiite security guards.

The majority of civilian deaths And 100% of civilian targetted killings that are taking place in Iraq is from Iraqi on Iraqi violence.

Yes the more we look divided in our attempts to secure this volatile country the less confidence the peaceful Iraqi's will have in our ability to do so.

Answer 5

Because they do embolden the enemy. Imagine how excited they are now that they see all of the bickering here. They think they are winning, which will "embolden" them and lead to further attacks.

Iraqi invasion is not illegal. You and your group keep saying as much. Was Normandy illegal? Was Panama illegal? Was Grenada illegal? Was VietNam illegal? Get over it.

Answer 6

Number one, if we withdraw from Iraq now, lets just say that it start out as a holy war between Sunnis and Shias (wait, that's already happening), which will end up dragging in neighboring countries (hey, that's happening too!), engulfing the middle East into a warzone, which then has an incredibly high chance of spreading elsewhere.
2) The President warned if anyone were to harbor or welcome terrorists into their borders, they would become an enemy as well. Saddam did this. Murder and rape? Only one account of it has happened so far, what you are thinking of are Saddam's troops and the terrorists. There are always going to be civilian casualties (though most have been caused once again by the terrorists).
You and others may not like the war, but it is happening.

Answer 7

i do no longer think you're being truthful. i've got got here upon liberals to be people who in many circumstances motel to censorship tries whilst their fallacies are puzzled, like this censorship attempt I won in an e mail this morning from a liberal who responded this "question" and calls himself Bush Lied thousands and thousands Died: "Message: you're a valueless piece of ****. fortuitously for genuine individuals like myself you valueless products of **** have not got any potential what so ever. once you progression out of your dad and mom domicile and get a real job you would be attentive to how issues paintings interior the real international. Now wipe the spuge off your face and close the **** up!" As you may of course see, this liberal hates freedom of speech, as do all the liberals i've got seen shouting down conservatives at infinite college campuses. Your inference that Conservatives are predominantly people who hate freedom of speech is laughable. and that i basically observed which you do no longer enable people to deliver you emails. that's being slightly a hypocrite...

Answer 8

Talofa(means "hi" in samoan) lamplight - I truly feel that democrats have thus far performed poorly..i.e...non-binding resolution and I'll end that part of democrats. But, the assumptions that we killed 100,000 Iraqis are far from the truth. In fact it is other Iraqis that are killing each other. As for those who have committed a crime does not reflect the entire troops there, including both of my sons on second tour. You talk as if you have knowledge of what is going on there but you truly don't. My sons do and they both have so much good things to say about Iraqis, and to label all to the few who screwed up is irrational. There are Iraqis who are appreciative of the US and UK being there, you'll find the displeasure in the Iraqis in central Baghdad and An-bar. But, you will not see anyone on the news from outer towns where the US and the UK, have secured and Iraqis live a normal life in those parts. And the same with Israelis and Palestinians marching together for peace, they don't share the media airtime given to those who love ranting and spreading hate. BTW - where is the Iraqi government unreliability to thier own people...didn't Iraqis send a clear message of displeasure with their way of life during elections there? are you defending those Iraqis militia's and fanatics who have also killed, raped, and stole from their own people?...I think your lamp needs new lights...period.

Answer 9

Try telling the terrorists by our actions we aren't going to take their crap!! You mess with us we mess with you back. Look whats happened to those who have pulled out. France is Muslim controlled, Spain just got a cease fire after the last couple yrs, Italy has the Muslims moving in on them. If they detect weakness they toast you so you need to think beyond the innocents who by the way aren't as innocent as you claim. The kids are taught to fight as soon as they can handle a gun and the women fight right along side the men.

Answer 10

Clearly you have a lot of answers to your question and propaganda, so if you read this I will be impressed. Let me put it all to you this way...............If the cops show up to a high school beer party, arrest a couple of people, and then leave while half a dozen kids out back still have couple cases of beer hidden in the bushes, do you think they're going to stop drinking when the cops leave? Or do you think they'll be encouraged to keep partying, drink the beer they have, and maybe even call some more friends to come join them knowing that the cops probably aren't coming back????