Friday, October 21, 2011
Where's the middle ground? Not in foreign policy
Just when I think that nobody could take one side or the other, both the Tea Party and the Democratic Party have decided that since they can't stand each other when it comes to domestic policy, they'll extend it to foreign policy, too. Now where I can almost understand why the Tea Party hates what happened in Libya (This was all President Obama's doing, and his actions have been proven to be correct. So much for a Democrat mismanaging a crisis.), the actions taken to bring home all military from Iraq has both sides rattling their sabers. (Sorry about the war analogy.) On the left, everyone is hailing the President's actions as one of the greatest feats he could ever take. Now, whoa Nellie! President Bush had signed an agreement to get all but a few thousand troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011. Now, instead of a few troops that could get easily sucked into any civil war, and would be in the eye of the tiger, so to speak, now if there is any problems in Iraq, it will be Iraq's problem to solve, which is the way it should be. So the President's actions were simply prudent actions taken by him. Now for those on the right that believe this shows his lack of foresight (And I can't say the Tea Party, because a lot of Tea Party members want all troops brought home from everywhere, not just Iraq), remember that this was basically the agreement that President Bush signed. How long would you keep troops there? What should their mission be? Do you know? Do you even care? All military missions should cease whenever the mission has succeeded or when there is no chance to accomplish the mission. The mission has been accomplished, and so the troops are coming home. And I will be glad to say to them, Welcome Home for the Holidays, troops. Mission Accomplished.
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