Reid Says Iraq War ‘Lost’
EmailABC News’ Dean Norland Reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., declared the Iraq war lost on Thursday, calling upon President Bush to stop the American troop escalation plan in Iraq.
"You have to make your own decisions about what the President knows, this war is lost, and that the surge is not accomplishing anything, as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday," said Reid, referring to a series of bombings in Iraq Wednesday that killed almost 200 people — the deadliest wave of violence since the start of the American troop escalation plan that began less than two months ago.
Reid made the comments during a joint press conference with Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Democratic state legislators, about their opposition to the President’s plan.
Reid, a frequent critic of the President and his conduct of the war in Iraq, likened Bush’s troop surge plan to President Lyndon Johnson’s failed plan at the end of the Vietnam war.
Senate Republicans reacted angrily to Reid’s comments.
"Surely this isn’t the consensus position of Senate Democrats," said Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in a statement released Thursday.
"If Democrats want to end this war, they should vote against funding it," reads McConnell’s statement. "But that is not what is going to happen … they will supply and equip our soldiers to fight a war they think they have already lost."
Reid’s comments also drew fire from the Republican National Committee.
"The Democrats are starting to embarrass themselves. Speaker Pelosi travels to Syria and is slapped down by the Washington Post. Leader Reid says the war is lost," said RNC spokesman Dan Ronayne. "It seems like these guys are tripping over themselves running to the left."
Reid’s comments reflect a growing unease with the Iraq war among the American public. In the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll released Monday, a slim majority of Americans – 51 percent – now believe the United States will lose the war in Iraq.
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I agree with Harry Reid. Bush lied about the war in the first place, and it’s too costly in terms of lives and the billions spent monthly. Bush never met a war he didn’t like, and would have this war continue until the last one of our men are lost. Let’s start spending here at home instead of abroad!
Posted by: Lalalinda | April 19, 2007, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm
Republicans in general like war because it hides a multitude of sins like greed, incompetence, illegal and immoral activities. They are afraid to stop this war because then questions will be asked that they have no defense for and I think many of them would have to step down from Congress and government service.
So remember America, McCain, Bush and Republicans and their moneygrubbing supporters don’t care what happens to us. Killing and locking up 10s of thousands of Iraqis ain’t gonna do anything but increase hatred and death of Americans. The war is done, the only thing that will occur now is for it to boil on the stove of stupidity. How will Bush, mcCain and company explain to all the affected families and the rest of the country that death and injury are supportable because they don’t want to admit they screwed up royally.
Posted by: Avvorio | April 19, 2007, 6:45 pm 6:45 pm
Finally someone has stated the obvious. Nobody, not even republicans, seem committed to win this war. Seems like we content to go through the motions (the “surge”) to make appear that we are trying to win, all the while knowing that after the surge fails we’ll be able to pull out and blame the Iraqi government. Put another 500,000 US troops in and we could turn Iraq around…but lets not kid ourselves, nobody would ever support that commitment level for a lie. We should pull out and use the resources to fight terrorism…GWB lost his way.
Posted by: Jay | April 19, 2007, 6:53 pm 6:53 pm
Wow. If this does not show who the Democratic party is nothing will. The voters had the wool pulled over their eyes this last election buy the DNC attempting to show a moderate face. That is certainly out the window now. Make the Democratic pay in 2008.
Posted by: James | April 19, 2007, 7:40 pm 7:40 pm
Facts are facts…and it’s time that bush and company faced reality…personally, my vote would be to “de=fund” all combat, supplying monies only for security and withdrawal…and them i’d be offering up article of impeachment against bush, cheney and the whole lot…a full scale house cleaning is seriously overdue.
Posted by: constwkr | April 19, 2007, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
I don’t think so much that this “war” is lost. Lets call it what it really was…a Police action. We went into a smaller, not nearly so well-armed, or trained country, and took it over in 3 weeks, effectively changing it overnight. that being said, it was a bad idea from the start, and continues to be a bad idea today.
The plan was not well thought out, or concieved. Personally, I believe the administration lied intentionally about the evidence they used to support the invasion, and continue to this day to lie about conditions there.
We aren’t losing a war, because, this really wasn’t a war..its been exactly what Bush said he WOULDN’T do in 2000′s election campaign, and I quote, “We should not be the world’s policeman, because other countries wouldn’t like it.”
He should’ve stuck to what he said, if he had, we wouldn’t be in the mess we are in today.
Posted by: Tim P. | April 19, 2007, 8:11 pm 8:11 pm
Reid seldom utters inspired or even coherent thoughts, but in this he is absolutely correct. The American military is impotent in this fight. Events are out of its control. Even if it was possible to win, the military cannot manage this conflict. In fact, it has already lost the war Bush started. Through no fault of its own, the military was caught completely off guard and unprepared for the style of violence that happened after the invasion. And from the start, the incompetent politics of conquest and reconstruction, both American and Iraqi, worked against success and abetted corruption. Like it or not, this one is another failed effort. Its time to leave those oil ambitions behind and get the troops out of Iraq now.
Posted by: MaryLou Harper | April 19, 2007, 8:40 pm 8:40 pm
I was not for this war but we are there. For Mr. Reid to disagree and change policy displomatically in private is one thing but to state these things publically is almost traitorous to the troops … I can’t begin to imagine the depths of frustration and betrayal they must feel … and how elated our enemies are.
Posted by: mrs.mannaray | April 19, 2007, 8:46 pm 8:46 pm
Anybody who doesn’t watch Fox News knows that the war has been lost. Reid just stated the obvious and the 35% of Americans who are living in la la land are too delusional to admit the war is lost.
Posted by: Gilbert Davila | April 19, 2007, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm
You are out of your minds. This war cannot be won in 3 or 4 or 10 years.
Winning this war is not like previous wars. It is a psychological war, a war about ideology. Islam cannot be defeated by war alone. The people of Iraq need to win this war not just the Americans.
Posted by: Kottaras | April 19, 2007, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm
By what measure does he consider the war lost? It’s pathetic to see our leadership use the best interests of our nation in an effort to appease a leftist base. You just don’t decide to quit and come home like you’ve lost at the club. There will be consequences. And it is becoming painfully obvious that a Democratic administration will be incapable of dealing with anything other than waving a white flag. You cannot judge the measure of this war by the violence in Baghdad no more than you can judge the United States by the tragedy of Virginia Tech.
If our society doesn’t grow a backbone soon, God help us.
Posted by: vet in AL | April 19, 2007, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm
Look, you guys–Korean Conflict,
Vietnam, and now Iraq–all perfect examples of how our govt., both Rep. AND Dem., still can’t learn how to fight wars that are primarily guerrilla tactics. Almost 50 years have gone by AND NO ONE has yet come up with a new approach. Shouldn’t we ask our think tank people instead of old fuddy-duddies from Bush Sr./s administration?? Isn’t there at least one brilliant mind at the
military academies our tax dollars
pay for? Fight and talk, I say.
Posted by: shortnativetexan | April 19, 2007, 10:51 pm 10:51 pm
Everybody look around yourself. You would not find truth by watching the news media. War is lost. Our national budget deficit is soaring with no limits. Who is going to pay for it? Islam is not religion of violence but peace. You will not be able to know truth about Islam from news media. You have to actively search for it.
Posted by: Tauhid Kashem | April 19, 2007, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm
i just read replies about reids comments. this is my reply to you sir.
there is no condition that can exist on the ground that we can claim a victory! this war has since long been lost. we must evaluate the lessons learned and never let this happen again. ironically, there are a few generals who were lieutenants in vietnam that said the same thing. their names are Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf. They executed the first gulf war flawlessly.
to all of you who think that we in the military feel betrayed…wake up. we’re not brainwashed soldiers who blindly follow immoral leaders. bush is our Cmdr in chief and we must execute those orders as we are trained. but we are well educated and WELL in tune to what goes on behind the scenes and on the political front. i personally feel betrayed by my Cmdr in chief for lying to this country and misleading us into this war. yet i serve my time proudly and with honor but not without logical thought and selfless service.
in the military there is a chain of command that must be followed under the uniform code of military justice(ucmj). this means that the decisions a commander makes whether they are right or wrong he is responsible and is held accountable. our Cmdr in chief, bush, ultimately made the decision to take us to war, but not without some ill-advised subordinates(cheney, rumsfield, wolfowitz, rice). in the end, in accordance with the ucmj, the commander is held responsible. now you see why bush wants a war czar. personally i’m tired of deploying and leaving my family for an unjust war! imagine sir, tomorrow you go to a battle zone and won’t see your family for as much as 15 months…if you get to see them at all, and this is your third trip.
UH-60 Black Hawk Pilot
Posted by: rbryantr | April 19, 2007, 11:46 pm 11:46 pm
George Bush did not attack Iraq.. The United States and a coalition of allies attacked Iraq. It was a by partisan decision by a large majority. The attack was decided upon by both parties after about a dozen UN resolutions and the information about Iraq’s WMDs came from 2 democrat led bureaucracies. The CIA led by George Tenet and The FBI Led by Lewis Freeh not to mention half a dozen foreign intelligence agencies and some Iraqi scientists. It was not because of 911 as the Democrat leadership has twisted it.
No Bush didn’t lie. The Democrats are lying constantly and pathologically. If you fall for their lies you will end up loosing your 2nd amendment and then all the others. Because the 2nd one is the only reason you have the others now.
Remember —we can pull out of Iraq but if we do we might have to end up pulling out of the US. Anyone who thinks you can just walk away from this war is living in the video game world.
Just because we haven’t found the WMD’s in any large quantity so far does not mean they don’t exist. There are thousands of dead Iranian troops because Sadam used poison gas on them. It is just as insane to say that Sadam had no WMD’s as it would be to say jack the ripper never had a knife because we can’t find it. What kind of fools are you to insist that your kids, your selves or your fellow Americans be bombed by atomic weapons , slaughtered by biological agents or killed in an atomic blast in your own land before you will forget your selfish agendas. There is a good chance that you will find the WMD’s soon if we do not stand together. The worst part is you might find them in your home town.
In my opinion Harry Reed is a traitor who is more interested in his own position and power than he is in the security of the country. these Muslim extremists have no scruples. They are exactly like wolves. They do not hesitate to kill their own children in order to have the thrill of killing you.
Those of you who think it is safe to quit this war are being led by a clever bunch of fools who are expert at twisting words and polls. Time and again Harry Reed quotes a poll that says a large amount of Americans are tired of this war and want it to end. This is true. If asked the question [ do you want to loose the war?] The answerers would be 90% no. If the question was [ are you willing to suffer the consequences of quitting now ?] the answer would be 95% no.
Quitting a war does not result in the same consequences as quitting a football game. You had best begin thinking for yourselves. Harry isn’t doing to good.
Posted by: jerry huddleston | April 20, 2007, 1:16 am 1:16 am
DUH! ALL recent Pentagon and DOD papers support the Speakers conclusions. For those of you not in the DOD or services do some research. We here are saying the same thing only with actual findings. Christ a 5 yr old knows the score here. The current administration is simply being obstinate to say the least.
Posted by: biff | April 20, 2007, 4:54 am 4:54 am
You mean like the War on Drugs? Or were you referring to the War on Poverty? Or how about the War on Terror? They all fit the same description……unwinnable. BUT they bring in lots of government $$$, which is why they were created in the first place. War is good for business, regardless of what kind of crap you attach to it.
Posted by: Brandon | April 20, 2007, 5:43 am 5:43 am
Jerry, Jerry, Jerry … I’ll bet you listen to Rush Limbaugh every day, don’t you?
Practical Americans (those without a political axe to grind) would say, “Don’t throw good money after bad”. I support our troops, and supported George Bush when he said we needed to go in & attack Iraq – until we found no WMD; until we found out that the administration had no clear strategy for post-war Iraq; until we found that no one in the administration understands just what kind of enemy we’re up against. The short native texan had it right: no one has yet come up with a way to win these guerilla wars, and until they do, we will keep pouring more $$ into Iraq – and taking more bodies of gallant U.S. servicemen out.
Posted by: chuck | April 20, 2007, 8:14 am 8:14 am
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
While away from my wife and two children,at Warrior Leadership school with 160 other non-commisioned officers.I am ashamed that my “LEADERS” make comments like this.
Posted by: Sgt.Cyrus | April 20, 2007, 8:16 am 8:16 am
The Democrats have now opened up America to destruction. By telling every terrorist in the world that “We have lost”, The Democrats have basically invited them all to come over here and turn America into a wasteland of bombings, killings, and total anarchy. I hope you Democratic bucket-carriers are ready for planet of the apes.
Posted by: Dave | April 20, 2007, 9:49 am 9:49 am
Our war was run by the great Generals Rumsfeld, Bush, and Cheney, never by the generals on the ground. Just like Hitler decided he was a general, Draft Dodging Bush and Cheney decided they were and are. Rumsfelf tried to privatize and “Black Water” the war for their Republican donor$ friends. Bush made the war and lost the war. This is Bush’s war. Its was stable before, but King George and Richard Pearl, another fat gross Cheney lookalike, and others just had to have their long sought war for the New American Century Project, geniouses all. Now its going to be the New Chinese Century, and Iran won the war. But Bush will keep it going as he does not have the guts for a political settlement or do finish his job till January 09. Bush-Cheney are cowards, both of them.
Posted by: Franklin | April 20, 2007, 9:56 am 9:56 am
Harry Reid drives the Republicans crazy. But on this point, he is absolutely right. Until the Bush administration faces reality, they just will be unable to understand that there is nothing they can do to win the “war” militarily.
If you support our troops, get them out of the way of this disastrous civil war.
Posted by: Ray Floyd | April 20, 2007, 11:35 am 11:35 am
Gen Petraeus is on record as saying there is no military solution in Iraq and he’s right–for whatever reason the war was begun there is no unilateral US military solution. There IS a REAL war, against Muslim fundamentalists (heretics by most accounts) which we cannot lose and threatens our way of life. When we divert resources from the REAL war to Iraq, we weaken our ability to fight the REAL war…IMHO, staying pinned down in Iraq is exactly what the fundamentalists want from us. Quagmire, anyone?
You could argue that Reid, silly or truthful, is attempting to turn the dabate to the REAL war, in which we will ALL be involved eventually.my 2 cents.
Posted by: rodeo | April 20, 2007, 12:05 pm 12:05 pm
This is incredible. The democrats have once again identified themselves as the DEFEATOCRATS!!
There was another similar conflict that bears remembering at this important phase.
An estimated 25,000 Americans died in this conflict and another 20-25,2000 were seriously wounded and disabled. In addition, the conflict lasted 8 years.
What was worth this cost of life and the untold misery of 8 years of armed conflict?
The founding of our nation and the establishing of the greatest democracy in the history of the world. But don’t forget that it took us an additional 4 years to draft the constitution.
Since that time, thousands of American soldiers have given their lives to protect our freedom and the freedom of millions across this planet.
Today in Iraq and Afghanistan, Americans are again dying to bring freedom to a people the DEFEATOCRATS want to leave the mercies of rapists, murderers and thugs who will enslave them once more in tyrannical oppression.
The liberals find no value in the lives and feedom of the Iraqi people. To them the freedom of Iraq is not worth fighting for, their own freedoms are not worth fighting for and they have repeatedly been on the wrong side of democracy, freedom and life!
It was the democrat party that supported slavery, the democrat party that established the Jim Crow laws. It was the democrat party that put civil rights aside for 70 years after the civil war. The freedom and value of the black race in America was not worth fighting for then and once again, they choose not to fight for the freedom and value of another people.
Pathetic DEFEATOCRATS!!!
Posted by: ron | April 20, 2007, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm
As a retired veteran, I have no problem with Mr. Reid stating his beliefs. What I have a problem with is if he believes the war is lost that he rally the Dems and the Pubs that support his position and vote against any financing of the surge. He should not even attempted to work on a time table. The time he takes to waffle means more American soldiers die because he and others refuse to vote their conscience but for their own interest. You either are for the fight or not. YOU CAN’T BE FOR BOTH. I have more respect for the absolute LEFT and RIGHT for their beliefs.
Posted by: Leaper57 | April 20, 2007, 12:27 pm 12:27 pm
Why don’t we give up on the war on cancer? Look how many good people have lost their lives in that war.
The results of giving up in Iraq would be worse.
You libs could go hide under a rock. We will let you know when it is safe to come out. We understand. Just please stay out of the way. Or you could go and surrender. Maybe they won’t hurt you.
You are paying the cannibles to eat you last. Cannibles eat the ones first who resist the least.
Posted by: jerry huddleston | April 20, 2007, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm
I grew up in Okla. where unless you were a democrat you could not vote in primary elections. I have been a Registered Republican my whole voting lifetime and have not missed my many voting times. I was a young man just out of college when Jimmy Carter was President.I still can see the lines at gas stations because of his whimping out to Iran. I’m not happy with all of George Bush’s decisions but at least he will not back down and give our beloved country to foriegn factions that will take every freedom we have and run them through the Gov. If we don’t wke up to Pelosi and Reid they will back door us into a totally Government run country, where we have no say to our rights and freedoms. Pelosi is such a sell out she and her husband made millions by insider trading with the Chinese Gov.
Posted by: mikej1951 | April 20, 2007, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm
Has everyone lost their memory of the Democrats lining up in support of the war. They saw the very same intelligence. President Clinton even waged his support. Now let’s scatter and run because things aren’t going well. Let’s put our heads in the sand like during World War II. It took Pearl Harbour to wake us up then. Just imagine what will be done this time.
Posted by: Tom | April 20, 2007, 1:59 pm 1:59 pm
Dear Senator Reid,
Only the Democratic leadership is lost, not the war. I am so sick and tired of the bleeding heart liberals cut and running everytime things get tough. We have been doing this every since Veitnam and I’m one service man that is tired of fighting and then being told to just quit and go home. No thanks Senator, my job isn’t done yet! Since when did the constitution give the congress the right to direct the wars of this country. I think any one of our Generals know a little more about it than all the congressmen combined. When are we going to really get to win one!
Posted by: S Deane | April 20, 2007, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
This whole situation is sad– to say the least. I think there are several valid points to be made. First and foremost, there are many wars that can be fought against flesh and blood, but this is not one of them. Recognizing that is, perhaps, the most important step. We’re waging war against religion and a people’s spiritual way of life by using weapons made of steel. Man- made weapons will shoot back and kill, but they will not change people’s religious beliefs or make them “American.” Secondly, the entry into this war seems to have been based more on pride than on proof. One person’s pride mixed with a nation of grief and anger… and here we are…
Lastly, I think it’s important to recognize that being against this particular war does not equate being against our troops or being un-American. In fact, I believe it’s un-American to sacrifice thousands of lives to satisfy one man’s thirst…one man who, by failing to plan, planned to fail. Ask yourself this, if his daughters were on the front line, in what direction would you see this war going?
I support our troops and respect all they do on a daily basis, and that’s why I feel the way I do. I will always open doors for and applaud any soldier I see, but I cannot support a war without any logical foundation or planning– especially as I see my own country degrading before my eyes.
Posted by: CB | April 20, 2007, 4:06 pm 4:06 pm
This absolutely sickens me. Tokyo Ried is doing the job of demoralizing the troops for the enemy. How about coming up with an alternate solution to cleaning up the mess we have made in Iraq other than turning tail and running. I am sure the middle east nations would be just a little more than perturbed if we did not clean up after ourselves.
Posted by: Jeff | April 20, 2007, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
UH-60 Black Hawk Pilot: God bless you and keep you and your family. Thank you and your family for your service and your sacrifice.
Posted by: cb | April 20, 2007, 5:19 pm 5:19 pm
I think that Harry Reid because of his job is a trator to the USA and should lose his job.
Posted by: Robert M Hickman | April 20, 2007, 5:51 pm 5:51 pm
THE WAR IN IRAQ IS LOST AND OUR TROOPS SHOULD BE SENT HOME BEFORE THERE IS ANY MORE LOSS OF LIFE. EVEN IN IRAQ, NOT ALL PEOPLE WANT WAR AND WE WILL NEVER BE RID OF THOSE THAT WANT TO CAUSE US HARM. BUSH IS A CRAZY MAN AND HIS EGO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH AND EVERY LOSS AND FOR THOSE MAIMED BY THIS SENSELESS WAR. NOBODY WINS A WAR!!!
Posted by: Cheryl J. | April 20, 2007, 6:46 pm 6:46 pm
to S Deane-we will win a war when
the man or woman at the top has the
ability to know a situation for what it is; listens to the advisors and applies scenarios to the advice given; can select the best option, plan for pitfalls and other scenarios; then stick to the plan, with the understanding that changes
may have to be made once under way.
In other words, you will have to have someone with the mind of a(n)
Alexander, Plato, Solomon or Julius
Caesar, to win this war.
If I am not mistaken, I think I found the type of mind that could win Iraq–someone on the scale of
Julius Caesar. I believe the Celts
employed guerrilla warfare back then, didn’t they??
Posted by: shortnativetexan | April 20, 2007, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm
It has been stated.
“I think it’s important to recognize that being against this particular war does not equate being against our troops or being un-American.”
This statement just proves what I stated previously. Many of you libs are living in a Video game world or some other dream world.
I hate to be the one to inform you, and I know it’s futile but in the real world you don’t get to pick and choose which war you want to win or loose.
If you loose a real war you don’t get to play in the next one. Dead people and slaves aren’t eligible.
You don’t get to pass go and you don’t get a get out of jail free card.
This war is a real one. You may not believe it but Al Qaieda , hammas,Iran , Syria and Israel do.
This war is not to satisfy one mans thirst, unless that man is Osama.
This war is to save the free World and America. All you dissenters should go pray to Michael Moore or whatever it is you believe in that you believe in that he don’t get tired of your tactics.
Tell me , when you retreat, where do you plan to stop?
Posted by: jerry huddleston | April 21, 2007, 1:20 am 1:20 am
Dear: Family and Friends,
I had enought with the Democrats helping the terrorist by making statements to the press. For example:
1. Stop the funding for the war!
2. Pull out our troop´s out of Iraq!
3. The best statement of them all by Senate majority leader Harry Reid,Democrat Nevada, on 19th of April 2007. Declared the Iraq War lost!!! Calling Pres. Bush to stop the American Troops. escalation plan in Iraq. Well these statement will cost us and the Iraqis more casualties!!! Why? Because, it let the enemy know that their strategy is working. So the more they (the Terrorist) can kill the more the American people want to surrender to them!! Just like Americans did in somalia March 25, 1994.
Senator Harry Reid,D. Nev., Democrats, and some Republican WAKE UP !!!!!!! We are fighting terrorist in Iraq not a Army!! They are not just killing American Soldiers but, killing woman and children 50 to 100 per day. Terrorist are killing more now because of all the Statements coming from are Democrat, Sentors, and some American people. Now the killing average of 80 American soldiers a month. It was not that high before statements were made.
Have the Democrats and some Republican´s FORGOT THEIR HISTORY?????
1. D-Day we lost 6,603 Servicemen in one day!!!
2. Normandy campaign we lost 29,374 servicemen!
3. Battle of the Bulge we lost 8,607 servicemen and 21,144 Missing!!
4. Iwo Jima campaign we lost 4,630 servicemen
Dear:Senator Harry Reid,D.,Nev.,
Would you DECLARED THE WAR LOST TOO!!!!!!!!!! I think President Franklin D. Roosevelt a Democrat would think that you were not a true Democrat or at that matter American.
PS. Senator Reid you better read the The American´s Creed!! The last paragraph is as follows: “I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to DEFEND IT AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.”
Sincerity
Alma Melvin Heward II
Posted by: Alma Melvin Heward II | April 21, 2007, 10:49 am 10:49 am
The Iraq war was never about democracy – it is about American power. The war has shown the dangers of acting like an imperial power – it didn’t work for Rome, France, or Britain…now it is America’s turn to pay the price for hubris.
Posted by: Dirik Lolkus | April 21, 2007, 11:16 pm 11:16 pm
More US Marines earned the Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima than in any other battle in US History.
In 36 days of fighting there were 25,851 US casualties (1 in 3 were killed or wounded).
Of these, 6,825 American boys were killed. Not one Democrat conceeded we were loosing or ever suggested we retreat or cut off funds to the troups.
The party of heroes has degraded to the party of cowards.
How pitifull. What a shame.
Posted by: jerry huddleston | April 22, 2007, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm
Yep, that surge sure failed. How does that crow taste now Libs? Cold and greasy like your heart i am sure.
Posted by: Tenacious Moses | October 13, 2008, 5:49 am 5:49 am