2007-09-27 05:25:15 · 12 answers · asked by kimmyisahotbabe 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I wish I could say that it did. One thing it did do was expose those who blindly follow anything their political party tells them.
The ad was despicable. Many Senators on the left side of the aisle agreed that it was (as reported in my blog).
The proper response to this ad would have been for ALL Americans and both parties to disavow the organization. Instead, some have continued to attack the General for telling Congress he was focused on Iraq, which is his job, rather than worrying about the politics back home or events outside Iraq that do not effect his job or success.
They attack him for refusing to step outside his lane. He's a Commander leading troops in war, not the director of Homeland Security, CIA or a politician. Clearly, many people are ignorant of what that means. Clearly, they failed to realize that questions should be asked that are pertinent to his area of expertise.
If you want to know about the difference in security of the United States ask the National Security Advisor, Director of the CIA, Director of the FBI. Security is a difficult thing to measure success in. Failure on the other hand is easy to identify. The failure of terrorists to attack us over the last 6 years can be seen as an indicator of success. The fact that violence is down tremendously in Iraq over the last few months is an indicator that the Surge is succesful.
In my daily report on Iraq, I note we killed 2 terrorists and captured 41 more as well as 3 large weapons caches. Does that mean we don't have more work today? Not at all. Success is a process. Failure is a completed work.
War on Terror Blog: http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DfkctJU7dK5B7LcNROoyVQ--?cq=1
2007-09-27 06:33:17 · answer #1 · answered by John T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Backfire? Yes and no. I feel a very large number of people found the ad to be in poor taste, as many found the Swift Boat ads to be in poor taste also.
Moveon has in my opinion sunk to the same level As the Swift Boaters.
These types of attacks have sadly proved very effective. By appealing to our baser instincts they serve to arouse passion. Although personally i believe, this is not the type of passion that should determine the future of The USA.
I do not think the General betrayed us, he was simply following orders. That is his job.
2007-09-27 05:40:21 · answer #2 · answered by Think 1st 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, not only did that ad show exactly the kind of people that they are, but it put the democrats on the ropes when confronted with it. None of them has the backbone to deny moveon.org, but none of them want to be associated with it either. Got the paper in the frying pan to, didn’t it?
2007-09-27 05:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by rayb1214 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He said what he had to say to keep his job. Why do you think Bush went to Iraq two days beforehand, to tell the general what to say. All this hoopla about his honor and service to his country is a bunch of garbage. Everybody knew what he was gonna say before he said it.
Things are getting better
We need more troops
We need more money
We need 3 to 6 more months
That's what everybody from the right AND the left has been saying for more than four years. I keep wondering when this 3 to 6 months excuse is gonna get worn out.
2007-09-27 05:33:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Moveon.org is another American tragedy. There are any number of people out there who really believe these nut cases.
God help us.
I Cr 13;8a
2007-09-27 19:46:51 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the public agreed it was a terrible thing to swiftboat Petreus.
Um... good thing the Republicans would never smear a military person, right Mr. Kerry? My Murtha?
Yup, Republicans above that stuff.
Everybody agrees.
And if you don't agree, you're a traitor anyway.
Right? Far Right?
2007-09-27 05:31:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
no.
i think that most americans were stunned into silence when the general replied that he did not know if the war in iraq was making america safer or not.
if i were running against anyone who was in support of the iraq war, my campaign ads would consist of a continuous loop of that soundbite.
i also think that MOST americans aren't so stupid as to forget the positive glee that republicans attacked decorated war heroes, max clelland, john kerry AND john mccain.
do you think most americans were born yesterday.
republicans wouldn't know the moral high ground if they tripped over it - but it was most educational to hear bill bennett speak of how the republicans 'scored' with that one - as if this were a football game and not a matter of life or death...
2007-09-27 05:28:42 · answer #7 · answered by nostradamus02012 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes and No, repsectively.
Moveon now looks like an extremist left wing group, and Americans generally like and respect the military, regardless of how they feel about the administration.
And this is coming from a liberal.
2007-09-27 05:28:34 · answer #8 · answered by justin_I 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No, republicans have given this forgettable ad that I frankly wouldn't even have looked had they not keep moaning about it too much free publicity. I mean really? Let it go already.
2007-09-27 05:35:06 · answer #9 · answered by Holy Cow! 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes
2007-09-27 06:20:07 · answer #10 · answered by White Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋