A Democrat Who Gets It
From The US Senate (also Kudos to Joe Lieberman, as well, for understanding we are at war)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Zell Miller (D-GA) today delivered the following statement on the floor of the United States Senate addressing the situation at the Abu Ghraib prison.
“Mr. President, here we go again, here we go again. Rushing to give aid and comfort to the enemy. Pushing and pulling and shoving and leaping over one another to assign blame and point the finger at America the Terrible. Lining up in long lines at the microphones to offer apologies to those poor, pitiful Iraqi prisoners.
“Of course, I do not condone all the things that went on in that prison, but I for one, Mr. President, refuse to join in this national Act of Contrition over it.
“Those who are wringing their hands and shouting so loudly for “heads to roll” over this seem to have conveniently overlooked the fact that someone’s head HAS rolled - that of another innocent American brutally murdered by terrorists.
“Why is it? Why is it that there’s more indignation over a photo of a prisoner with underwear on his head than over the video of a young American with no head at all? Why is it that some in this country still don’t get that we are at war? A war against terrorists who are plotting to kill us every day. Terrorists who will murder Americans at any time any place any chance they get.
“And yet here we are, America on its knees, in front of our enemy, begging for their forgiveness over the mistreatment of prisoners. Showing the enemy and the world once again how easily America can get sidetracked and how easily America can turn against it self.
“Yes, some of our soldiers went too far with their interrogation tactics and clearly were not properly trained to handle such duty. But the way to deal with this is with swift and sure punishment, and immediate and better training. There also needs to be more careful screening of who it is we put in these kinds of sensitive situations.
“And no one wants to hear this, Mr. President and I’m reluctant to say it. But there should also be some serious questioning of having male and female soldiers serving side by side in these kinds of military missions.
“But instead, I worry that the HWA - the Hand-Wringers of America - will add to their membership and continue to bash our country ad nauseam. And in doing so, hand over more innocent Americans to the enemy on a silver platter.
“So I stand with Senator Inhofe of Oklahoma, who stated that he’s “more outraged by the outrage” than by the treatment of those prisoners. More outraged by the outrage. It’s a good way of putting it. That’s exactly how this Senator from Georgia feels.”
Mark's Remarks
Amen, Mr. Senator, Amen. And, Senator Miller today went on Sean Hannity's radio show and talked about how the irresponsible, anti-American statements by Ted "Homicidal Drunk" Kennedy are hurting our troops (remember, "Saddam's torture chambers opened under new management, US Mangement"? That was Teddy's line). He also took shots at Mr. Kerry, saying that if the man is against outsourcing, then why is he wanting to outsource US defense policy to the UN?
This, folks, is a man who gets it. I also may have my disagreements with Joe Lieberman, but he spoke up as well. Unfortunately, the press only covers you if you are a leader in the Hand Wringers of America and you are attacking the President. The Left and the Press, as I have said in my opinion eariler, has the blood of Americans on their hands. They are sabotaging our war effort, and I am glad someone takes people like that Babbling Idiot, Robert KKK Byrd, and Teddy Homicidal Drunk Kennedy to task for their anti-American comments. Thank you, Mr. Senator, for at least giving me some hope.
And Zell is right in what else he said on Hannity, after hearing the Nick Berg audio. We should be more outraged over what happened there than we are outraged over prisoners with underwear on their heads. Amen, Zell.
That poor man was tortured and died horribly, you can hear it. I heard it, and I have actually watched the video. I didn't want to, but felt I had to. If you honestly think that this prisoner abuse is anything compared to what those animals did, you need to grow up. They murdered a man for nothing he did. They murdered him because they wanted to make a statement. They don't care about Arab abuse, if they did, they would have unseated Saddam years ago. They are only using this, and the dupes/idiots like Kennedy, Kerry and Co. are only too obliging to trash America's efforts and blame America first. Don't let them win. Stand up for our soldiers. Defend them. Most soldiers are rebuilding schools and helping establish good relations. We cannot let 12 bad ones ruin their mission. To do so would fall into the terrorists hands. We owe it to Nick Berg, Danny Pearl, and the 900 who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq to make sure we succeed. Do not let the willing cohorts of terrorists like Ted "homicidal drunk" Kennedy and Co. do what they are doing.
