Why does the right-wing poison the business of government with dishonesty?

Question

Telling the truth to both the American public and themselves are weak points in the thinking of top Republican political figures. They have been intentionally dishonest with the voting public and intellectually dishonest with themselves on almost every aspect of the Iraq War.

The failed policies of the Bush Republicans have turned the Iraqi people against American occupation by huge margins. In the past year, the American public has moved rapidly in the same direction. The Republicans have placed ideologically based worldview over reality based policies on almost every issue. In the Iraq context, the results have been a complete disaster to American interests.

Tying the Iraq conflict to the so-called “War on Terror” is dishonest. Iraq under Saddam Hussein did not help conduct the 9-11 terrorist attacks on America. Terror is an emotion and not a political movement or a military force. It is impossible to launch a war against an emotion. The war slogan was design to create

emotional support for the Republican Iraq War policy and to curtail honest, logical debate on the policies adopted by the Bush Administration.

Because the pre-war debate was not honest and logical, the policies that followed were awful. The results were a logical result of a failed, ideologically based policy that concealed the real motives for the conflict regarding both concept and execution. Right Wing Republican ideology and greed are poor standards to use in designing military and foreign policies. Slogans are no substitute for logical thinking. Cherry-picking facts to support ideologically motivated war policies is approaching insanity.

Bush, Cheney, Rice and other Bush Administration figures are in deep denial about the reality of the Iraq disaster. It is very bad and getting worse. Increasing the number of troops will not help. American military power is not the answer and never was the answer. Killing more Iraqis, blaming Iran, risking the lives of more American

soldiers and wasting hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars will not make the Republican approach intellectually sound, logical or reality based. Only the rapid removal of American forces will limit the scope of the growing disaster.

Republican efforts to taint disapproval of the Bush-McCain troop surge, by falsely charging that it is not supporting our troops, is illogical and intentionally dishonest. The proposed Congressional resolution opposing the Republican escalation plan clearly states that Congressional resolution supporters strongly support our soldiers in the field.
Senate Republicans blocking debate on a resolution opposing the Bush-McCain troop surge plan tried to change the subject by pushing a proposal to block any future option cutting off Iraq War funding. The option to block war funding if results on the ground continue to degenerate should remain on the table. The Senate Republicans are trying to lock America into a failed policy forever or at least until

Bush leaves office.

American voters should vote against all Senate Republicans or Democrats who blocked the resolution opposing the Bush-McCain troop surge when their terms expire. Over 70 percent of the American public opposes the troop surge escalation plan. The Senators blocking the resolution debate and vote fail to understand that the United States is supposed to be a Democracy. They should not use their offices to thwart the overwhelming will of the American public.

Staying in Iraq is even worse than the decision to invade. Staying has no real hope of making the situation better. We have seen years of reality to judge the wisdom of the Republican Iraq War policy. It is a failure. Our soldiers are doing an excellent job but they cannot work miracles. The failure is at the political level. Our soldiers should not be paying the price of Republican political dishonesty or ideological thinking.

Support our troops by bringing them home by the end of 2007. We need a new reality based policy. An honest debate on the failed Republican Iraq war policy is years overdue!

Answer 1

Your thinking IS right. If you watched the republican debates, you can clearly see how the truth is NOT what the front runners of the republican party want to address. Just take another look and see what they said to Ron Paul.

When Ron Paul brought up the truth about the Iraq war, the front runners tried to put him down but were unable to dispute is points.

Answer 2

Conservatives are all that is left of 1776 America.

So is your vision of "intellectual honesty" trying to cut and run from a military action you voted for? Is calling our troops things like nazis, terrorists, and stupid a better idea like what democrats did?

What part of Iraq is a failure?

A. Crush their army, check.
B. Find Saddam, check.
C. Make sure he is brought to justice, check!
D. Provide security, check.
E. Boost infrastructure, check.
F. Oversee and facilitate the installation of a democracy, check.
G. Hold elections, check.
H. Target Al-Queda and foreign insurgency, check.

So with the liberal media enslaving the masses with their Bush hatred, that makes it right just because a lot of people believe it? Thats pretty dumb!

Saddam did participate in aiding terrorists. He funded suicide bombers in Israel. Any place that was a state sponsor of terror was a potential target. Read Bushs old speeches. Do all liberals have a very selective and short memory?

Oh so its impossible to fight terrorism? How about if they didnt have any state sponsors, how long would terrorism last???????????????

Somebody once told me to be very suspicious of people critics that have no solutions, just criticism. Just a bunch of mindless Bush hatred anti-war garbage.

Answer 3

Wow! It's nice to meet a left-wing, fascist Democrat! Tell me: when did President Clinton ever tell the truth? In his 8 years as President, I can recall exactly once when he did tell the truth. The best thing Clinton ever do was to denounce fast foods!
He was a draft dodger; he denounces President Bush's Iraq policy, yet sent our troops into harms way constantly, more times than any other President ever.
Re-read what you wrote: no sane person would believe what you wrote. Terrorism IS a political movement; it IS a military force. Look how the Muslims keep denouncing Israel and try to pretend the Holocaust never happened!
Get real. Read your history; pay attention to what the lying, liberal media is saying.

Answer 4

OK...you obviously haven't learned yet the Democrats are just as corrupt as any other party...do you honeslty think just b/c we switich parties that everything is going to be ok? it goes so much deeper than that...I'm liberal and smart enough to know that you can't have a real effect on politics besides voting unless you're born into a very privelaged class...sure there are some exceptions, but not many...my suggestion to you, is stop trying to save the world, stop harboring bitterness towards the government, and concentrate on making a difference in someone's life.

Answer 5

you are one confused and mixed up individual. you are looking at life upside down. the politically motivated lies and opposition of the left are the main factor in the failure that you perceive. Bush is battling on 2 fronts, here at home against morons of your persuasion and abroad against those that the left put up on the pity pedestal.

Answer 6

Buy yourself some airtime on public access TV if you want to rant, otherwise ask a question that isn't loaded with your own views.

Answer 7

Honestly, before asking for the truth we need to ask ourselves if we can handle it? The truth has by nature a very bitter taste.

Answer 8

No.
But the Terrorists certainly agree with you.
You are giving them aid & comfort.

Answer 9

liberal, left wing communist thoughts as yours are only going to weaken this country's resolve in the international community

Answer 10

There you go again Hillary!