I thought it best to round up some Anti-War quotes that center on the President’s decision to commit our troops to a long ill-defined conflict on foreign soil. As we all know, the Neocons like to consistently paint these people as Anti-American.

I have decided to gather some quotes that are indicative of the sentiments of the anti-war people and politicians. Then I will thoroughly and conclusively demonstrate why they are not Anti-American.

  1. “You can support the troops but not the president.”

  2. “Well, I just think it’s a bad idea. What’s going to happen is they’re going to be over there for 10, 15, maybe 20 years.”

  3. “[The] President . . . is once again releasing American military might on a foreign country with an ill-defined objective and no exit strategy. He has yet to tell the Congress how much this operation will cost. And he has not informed our nation’s armed forces about how long they will be away from home. These strikes do not make for a sound foreign policy.”

  4. “American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply put, the administration is trying to lead the world with a feel-good foreign policy.”

  5. “I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning… I didn’t think we had done enough in the diplomatic area.”

  6. “I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just learning that lesson right now. The President began this mission with very vague objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these questions are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of engagement. There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our over-extended military. There is no explanation defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war when the President started this thing, and there still is no plan today.”

  7. “If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.”

  8. “Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is.”

As I mentioned above, I am going to show you why these people are not Anti-American. If you look below at the credits for the quotes, you will notice that all these quotes are from republicans. And that is why they are not Anti-American (apparently).

CREDITS

  1. Representative Tom Delay (R-TX), pointing out how you can support the troops without supporting the decision to go to war (if you’re a republican).
  2. Joe Scarborough. Note that Scarborough is not on record as saying Iraq is a bad idea.
  3. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), showing how it’s perfectly acceptable if Bush wants to do it.
  4. Representative Tom Delay again. Well, at least “stay the course” isn’t so much of a mystery.
  5. Senator Trent Lott (R-MS). This one is just laughable… in that not-so-funny kind of way.
  6. Rep Tom Delay again :rolleyes: and he only gave him a month.
  7. Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of George W Bush. Apparently she didn’t inform Dubya.
  8. Governor George W. Bush :what: oh wait, apparently she did.

When President Clinton committed troops to Bosnia, there were a lot of republicans questioning his decisions, and defending their criticism in much the same way that democrats are now. This has been a short trip down Memory Lane.

Gosh, those quotes sound so familiar. I can’t help but wonder why they - and their neocon minions - attack democrats for saying the same things.

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