Why is it only ok when Republicans question a President? Why don't liberals accuse them of the high insult of?

Question

being "un-American" like cons do? During Kosovo (where there were 0 troops deaths), Republicans lined up to insult the President during a time of "war"...are they "un-American" or just hypocrites?

"President Clinton is once again releasing American military might on a foreign country with an ill-defined objective and no exit strategy. He has yet to tell the Congress how much this operation will cost. And he has not informed our nation's armed forces about how long they will be away from home. These strikes do not make for a sound foreign policy."
-Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA)


"No goal, no objective, not until we have those things and a compelling case is made, then I say, back out of it, because innocent people are going to die for nothing. That's why I'm against it."
-Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/5/99


"American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply put, the administration is trying to lead the world with a feel-good foreign policy."
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)


"If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy."
-Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of presidential candidate George W. Bush

Why did they demoralize our brave men and women in uniform?


"I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning...I didn't think we had done enough in the diplomatic area."
-Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)


"You think Vietnam was bad? Vietnam is nothing next to Kosovo."
-Tony Snow, Fox News 3/24/99


"Well, I just think it's a bad idea. What's going to happen is they're going to be over there for 10, 15, maybe 20 years"
-Joe Scarborough (R-FL)


"I'm on the Senate Intelligence Committee, so you can trust me and believe me when I say we're running out of cruise missles. I can't tell you exactly how many we have left, for security reasons, but we're almost out of cruise missles."
-Senator Inhofe (R-OK)


"I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just learning that lesson right now. The President began this mission with very vague objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these questions are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of engagement. There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our overextended military. There is no explanation defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war when the President started this thing, and there still is no plan today"
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)


"I don't know that Milosevic will ever raise a white flag"
-Senator Don Nickles (R-OK)


"Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life?"
-Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99

Why didn't they support our president in a time of war?


"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is."
-Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)


"This is President Clinton's war, and when he falls flat on his face, that's his problem."
-Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)


"The two powers that have ICBMs that can reach the United States are Russia and China. Here we go in. We're taking on not just Milosevic. We can't just say, 'that little guy, we can whip him.' We have these two other powers that have missiles that can reach us, and we have zero defense thanks to this president."
-Senator James Inhofe (R-OK)


"You can support the troops but not the president"
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)


"My job as majority leader is be supportive of our troops, try to have input as decisions are made and to look at those decisions after they're made ... not to march in lock step with everything the president decides to do."
-Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)


For us to call this a victory and to commend the President of the United States as the Commander in Chief showing great leadership in Operation Allied Force is a farce"
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

Why did they blame America first?


Bombing a sovereign nation for ill-defined reasons with vague objectives undermines the American stature in the world. The international respect and trust for America has diminished every time we casually let the bombs fly."
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)


"Once the bombing commenced, I think then Milosevic unleashed his forces, and then that's when the slaughtering and the massive ethnic cleansing really started"
-Senator Don Nickles (R-OK)


"Clinton's bombing campaign has caused all of these problems to explode"
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)


"America has no vital interest in whose flag flies over Kosovo's capital, and no right to attack and kill Serb soldiers fighting on their own soil to preserve the territorial integrity of their own country"
-Pat Buchanan (R)


"These international war criminals were led by Gen. Wesley Clark ... who clicked his shiny heels for the commander-in-grief, Bill Clinton."
-Michael Savage


"This has been an unmitigated disaster ... Ask the Chinese embassy. Ask all the people in Belgrade that we've killed. Ask the refugees that we've killed. Ask the people in nursing homes. Ask the people in hospitals."
-Representative Joe Scarborough (R-FL)


"It is a remarkable spectacle to see the Clinton Administration and NATO taking over from the Soviet Union the role of sponsoring "wars of national liberation."
-Representative Helen Chenoweth (R-ID)


"America has no vital interest in whose flag flies over Kosovo's capital, and no right to attack and kill Serb soldiers fighting on their own soil to preserve the territorial integrity of their own country"
-Pat Buchanan (R)


"By the order to launch air strikes against Serbia, NATO and President Clinton have entered uncharted territory in mankind's history. Not even Hitler's grab of the Sudetenland in the 1930s, which eventually led to WW II, ranks as a comparable travesty. For, there are no American interests whatsoever that the NATO bombing will either help, or protect; only needless risks to which it exposes the American soldiers and assets, not to mention the victims on the ground in Serbia."
-Bob Djurdjevic, founder of Truth in Media

Sound familiar?

Unwarranted bashing is not what the Dems are doing regarding this current mishandled war, if anything, the Repub.'s questioning of Kosovo was premature and unwarranted as it was handled MUCH better than our current conflict. Keep in mind, Clinton was handed the same war plan from the PNAC that Bush was only he was smart enough to say...no way!

Answer 1

Funny when the shoe is on the other foot how different things seem to be.

“ Victory means exit strategy and it’s important to explain to us what the exit strategy is.” –George W. Bush, Governor of Texas 1999

“If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal, and an exit strategy.” Karen Hughes, Speaking on behalf of Presidential Candidate George W. Bush 1999

Quote from George W. Bush during a debate Oct 11, 2000?
"If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us. If we're a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us."

Answer 2

I would just like to address the cruise missile comments thank you. What the senator from oklahoma was referring to was that bill clinton being so worried about his crappy presidential legacy was too cowardly to send troops into afghanistan so he went about wasting our cruise missiles of which we have a limited amount, are very expensive, and are one of our best nuclear deterrants against russia and china. Clinton was using far too many cruise missiles all through out his two terms as president he was also draining the strategic oil reserve to keep gas prices a few cents lower which is a cheap way to increase his popularity in the polls but the those reserves are kept for a reason that reason being to make sure we never have another gas crisis like we did in the 70's. That being said I saw your profile and I think that obama seems like a good person and would make a good president but it wont be long before clinton and edwards stab him in the back they probaly will join forces against him. I think rudy guliani is a good guy also so maybe he or obama will win the next election and we can have a change from bush/clintons in the white house.

Answer 3

Amen, sister. I'm firmly in your court on this one, but such is the art of politics. When "we" do it, it's okay, because obviously we're right, and when "they" do it it's not, because they're them, not us, and therefore wrong. Liberals just have this nasty little tendency to consider that other opinions might have merit, thus making us less likely to immediately name-call, belittle and criticize without deliberation. It's a knee-jerk reaction. All we can do is look with pity and laugh.

Answer 4

to your edit:

clinton was 'smart' enough not to do anything that would negatively affect him in the polls.

thank goodness, we now have a president whose intelligent and determined enough to look past the polls in order to guide our nation in the appropriate direction regardless of his rating.

50 years from now clinton's legacy will be little more than a footnote.

LONG LIVE BUSH!

Answer 5

I didnt read the whole list of stuff there but everyone should be able to question authority and should.
Just remember the difference between questioning and unwarranted bashing.

Answer 6

Sounds like you have a lot to say or else are trying to see how much space you can take up.

Answer 7

Yes, I agree with you, and I agree with Truth Seeker. I also read all the way through, and I must also say, Thank you for posting the truth. They are such hypocrites, that is undeniable! *sm*

Answer 8

Because one questions, and the other simply insults.

Answer 9

OK, Newt is UN- American, he has a funny name and is an adulterer of the worst kind.

President Reagan supported the terrorists also.

Answer 10

If you notice in all the quotes you provided not one called him a liar, betrayed his country, concoctated a plan in Arkansas, is a war for profit.

Hence no name calling, Disagreeing with policy is fine


Its sad you do not see the difference