The modern Democratic Party has invested their political future in the United States losing the war in Iraq and subsequently, losing the war on Terror. They are invested in defeat and for this very reason; it will be their downfall in '08.
I believe the silent majority of Americans want the U.S. to win the war in Iraq and defeat terrorism world wide. Despite this opinion, the Democrats have joined with the moveon.org crowd, who are a vocal minority in this country and they fail to realize that this course is the wrong way to go in the fork in the road atmosphere of today's political climate. It is a sad day when a major political party in the United States is hoping, praying and wishing that the "Religion of Peace" win in the war on Iraq and ultimately the "Religion of Peace" taking over the United States in whole and turning the world into one big Islamic State governed by psychotic Mullah's instituting Sharia Law. I often wonder if Democratic Party Leaders such as Pelosi, Reed and Murtha feel that if they basically sympathize with and align themselves to the "Religion of Peace" that when these people do take over the United States (which they seem to endorse), that somehow they will be spared having their heads separated from their bodies?
The leader of the Democratic majority in the US Congress, Harry Reid stated on Thursday April 19, 2007 that "I believe ... that this war is lost, and this surge is not accomplishing anything, as is shown by the extreme violence in Iraq this week". Here is a leader, the leader of the Democratic Party admitting and conceding defeat in Iraq. This man takes one week of violence in Iraq and applies it with the broad brush of politics to the entire overall picture of what is occurring over there. At this time, the surge had not met full strength and would not be up to full strength until the middle of June, yet here is Reed admitting defeat when the surge had barely begun. This is a prime example of how much the Democrats need defeat in Iraq to survive the upcoming elections. Here is some history leading up to the surge and some of the positive accomplishments made to date:
From 2004 to 2006, al Qaeda established safe havens, transport routes, vehicle-bomb factories and training camps in the rural areas surrounding Baghdad, where U.S. forces had little or no footprint. Al Qaeda used these bases to conduct bombings in Baghdad, to displace Shia and Sunni from local towns by sparking sectarian killings, and to force Iraqis to comply with the group's interpretation of Islamic law. Shiite death squads roamed freely around Baghdad and the countryside. The number of execution-style killings rose monthly after the Samarra mosque bombing of February 2006, reaching a high in December 2006. Iranian special operations groups moved weapons across the borders and into Iraq along major highways and rivers. U.S. forces, engaged primarily in training Iraqis, did little to disrupt this movement.
Today, Iraq is a different place; U.S. and Iraqi forces began their counterinsurgency campaign in Baghdad in February. They moved into the neighborhoods and worked side-by-side with Baghdadis. As a result, sectarian violence is down. The counterinsurgency strategy has dramatically decreased Shiite death squad activity in the capital. Furthermore, U.S. and Iraqi Special Forces have removed many rogue militia leaders and Iranian advisers from Sadr City and other locations, reducing the power of militias.
On June 15, Gens. Petraeus and Odierno launched a major offensive against al Qaeda strongholds all around Baghdad. "Phantom Thunder" is the largest operation in Iraq since 2003, and a milestone in the counterinsurgency strategy. For the first time, U.S. forces are working systematically throughout central Iraq to secure Baghdad by clearing its rural "belts" and its interior, so that the enemy cannot move from one safe haven to another. Together, the operations in Baghdad and the "belts" are increasing security in and around the capital.
The larger aim of the new strategy is creating an opportunity for Iraq's leaders to negotiate a political settlement. These negotiations are underway. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is attempting to form a political coalition with Amar al-Hakim and Kurdish political leaders, but excluding Moqtada al-Sadr, and has invited Sunnis to participate. He has confronted Moqtada al-Sadr for promoting illegal militia activity, and has apparently prompted this so-called Iraqi nationalist to leave for Iran for the second time since January.
This is war, and the enemy is reacting. The enemy uses suicide bombs, car bombs and brutal executions to break our will and that of our Iraqi allies. American casualties often increase as troops move into areas that the enemy has fortified; these casualties will start to fall again once the enemy positions are destroyed. Al Qaeda will manage to get some car and truck bombs through, particularly in areas well-removed from the capital and its belts.
But we should not allow individual atrocities to obscure the larger picture. A new campaign has been implemented and, it is already yielding important results, and its effects are increasing daily. Demands for withdrawal are no longer demands to pull out of a deteriorating situation with little hope; they are now demands to end a new approach to this conflict that shows every sign of succeeding.
These new demands are exactly what I am pointing out with the Democratic Party and how they are making a huge mistake by aligning themselves with the far left extremist groups of the United States. The Democratic party is reaping huge monetary and political support from the far left fringe. On the other hand, although the rewards are many for them now, the true price of repayment will not become evident until the elections of '08 have and will prove to be their demise.
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