There a bit of controversy brewing tonight over some comments made by President Bush. Here is what President Bush said,
“Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along
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We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: ‘Lord, if I could only have talked to Hitler, all this might have been avoided.’ We have an obligation to call this what it is – the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history”
Did he name names? No. Did he imply any particular U.S. Senator, Representative, or anyone else? No. He didn’t mention anyone by name and he gave no example of what he was speaking about, but what he said was true. He simply made a statement of fact.
Some people do seem to believe that we should negotiate with terrorists. Some people at the time, including U.S. Senators, also thought we should have sat down and talked to Hitler. Don’t get your political panties in a bunch. What President Bush said was the truth.
So why did a number of Democrats get all bent out of shape this afternoon?
Barack Obama accused the President of a “false political attack”. How? Even though President Bush never mentioned Barack Obama by name, Mr. Obama has said that part of his strategy of “change” and “inspiration” was to sit down at the table to talk to terrorists and the countries that sponsor them. I’ve heard him make that statement. He said it. So why is he upset? Even if President Bush was aiming his statements at Mr. Obama, how was his statement false?
Nancy Pelosi said President Bush’s comments were “beneath the dignity of the office of the president and unworthy of our representation”. President Bush spoke the truth, is that something she’s unfamiliar with? Who is she to talk about dignity? If I remember correctly, Nancy Pelosi visited Syria herself in April of 2007 even though it was against official U.S. policy. Maybe she’s taking offense because she thought of herself when President Bush was speaking?
Of course, seeing the opportunity to jump on the official Democratic Party “I’m Offended” bandwagon, Senator Joe Biden said,
This is bullshit, this is malarkey. This is outrageous, for the president of the United States to go to a foreign country, to sit in the Knesset … and make this kind of ridiculous statement
Ridiculous statement? How was his statement ridiculous? Several people in our government, candidates and non-candidates alike, have said they would sit down and talk to terrorists, or the governments which sponsor them. If anyone can understand being on the negative end of appeasement, it’s the Jews, so why not make those statements during the 60th anniversary of Israel? Of course, Joe Biden pipes up everytime there is something for Democrats to feign offense at so this is no big surprise to me.
Not being one to be left out of the conversation, Hillary Clinton said,
President Bush’s comparison of any Democrat to Nazi appeasers is both offensive and outrageous on the face of it, especially in light of his failures in foreign policy. This is the kind of statement that has no place in any presidential address and certainly to use an important moment like the 60th anniversary celebration of Israel to make a political point seems terribly misplaced. Unfortunately, this is what we’ve come to expect from President Bush.
Again, why not make those statements during the 60th anniversary of Israel? Why are Democrats so “offended” by the facts? Whether they are historical facts (the statement about the American Senator wishing he could have spoken to Hitler) or current facts (some people do want to sit down and talk to the terrorists), why are Democracts so offended by them?
Personally, I think President Bush’s comments were right on the money, especially in light of Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent trip to visit with the leaders of Hamas. Jimmy Carter has said time and time again that the only road to peace is to sit down and talk with the terrorists and the countries that sponsor them. So, once again I ask, where was the falseness, unworthiness, or outrageousness in President Bush’s statement?
Republicans and Democrats both have done some really stupid things lately, and there are many different things we can and should be offended at. I don’t think the truth should be one of them.
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