Presidential candidate Rudy Guiliani sidestepped an important question today concerning the decision to escalate U.S. forces George Bush made and implemented two and a half months ago. Amidst the bloodshed and increasing violence in and around Baghdad, Rudy could not tell the truth about the matter. We all know the truth, that the 'surge' is a failure. Bombings have killed scores of civilians in the past week and a large amount of our own soldiers, yet Rudy (and McCain and Romney for that matter) can not stand up to the President and call him on his bullshit.
From the AP:
NASHUA, N.H. — Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he couldn't evaluate whether President Bush's 10-week-old troop increase in Iraq was working.
"I don't know the answer to that," the former New York City mayor told reporters after speaking with a group of business leaders in the first-in-the-nation primary state.
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Giuliani also sidestepped a question about the circumstances in which he would withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq.
"The minute you start listing the circumstances under which you're going to pull out you start talking about defeat," Giuliani said. "What we have to achieve in Iraq is a government and a situation that acts as a bulwark against terrorism rather than as an encouragement for them _ and then you've got to figure out the strategies to get you there and make them work."
These statements are old and tired Republican talking points that have no validity to them whatsoever. They need to cut out the machismo crap and realize that our situation in Iraq has no military solution. Of course, they won't do it. Their miserable ideas are so ingrained in them that they will follow the talking points straight off a cliff. What the American people need to do is not to be led by these guys and help correct the situation we now face.
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