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January 28, 2007

Dispelling Myths: Democrats and War

Democrat doves? Right…

 

 

The liberal left as we know constantly (and rather perfidiously) tries to compare every military action taken under a Republican president to Vietnam (which was mismanaged under a liberal Democrat president – something else lacking the fullest disclosure). We know that the libs and their willing compadres in the press only do this for Republican wars because, as we saw during all of the astoundingly inept leadership during the Somali crisis, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Haiti, not one comparison was made to Vietnam. Neither were secretaries of defense called upon to resign.

 

 

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Here at last thanks to Maps of War is a dramatic visual rendition of the indisputable dirty truth about war and how many men were lost under which president and political party. Note also the irony that the Republican-led war with the biggest losses was begun by Southern Democrats.

 

While certainly there are a number of wars and conflicts under Democrat leadership such as World War II that were necessary and which they seemed to truly grasp as such, and there were a few conflicts of questionable short-term value under Republican leadership, this should serve to separate the rhetoric of the left from the reality it ignores. Democrats don’t really oppose war, they just oppose war when they can’t get the credit for it. It doesn’t mean that they are generally good at war though; in fact, with the exception of World War II, most of their efforts have been spotty and inefficient. Also, Democrats generally seem to prefer using conflicts for domestic political reasons: Whether it is to "wag the dog" out of an unpleasant intern scandal or for “Confederate Pride”, Dems are perfectly willing to put men in harm’s way until it’s no longer politically useful. At the same time, they seem throughout most of history to fail to grasp the nature, depth, or seriousness of strategic threats, and since World War II they have even worked to appease the sources of those threats emanating from both radical Islam and brutal, imperial communism.

 

 

Posted by Martin at January 28, 2007 12:28 PM

Comments

Great article. It's good to look back into history and let the facts see the light of day. I may not be happy with what some of the Republicans have done lately, but I sure don't want a Democrat as president.

Posted by: Debbie at January 29, 2007 04:51 PM