Peace With Honor: A Modest Proposal
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Howard Dean believes that we cannot win the war in Iraq - that we must immediately pull out the majority of our forces in the theatre of operations and redeploy the rest elsewhere. He argues, as Rep. Murtha does, that we should have a force available "over the horizon" to deal with the threat of al-Zarqawi's al-Qaeda in Iraq. However, it is quite clear that such a force could not ever act as an effective anti-terrorist force, and such a mission would be all but impossible.
For the sake of argument, let us assume that Dean is right and that the war in Iraq is not a war that we can win. Our current efforts are futile, and we must redeploy our troops away from Iraq and focus our attentions elsewhere.
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Therefore, in order to have true peace with honor, we must formally admit Dean's argument. We have lost in Iraq. Congress should immediately demand that the head of CENTCOM and the White House draw up formal articles of surrender to al-Qaeda in Iraq. This peace treaty should be presented formally to Mr. al-Zarqawi under a flag of truce - since we've already had terrorists such as Yasser Arafat at the White House, we might as well make a Rose Garden ceremony out of the affair.
If we are truly beaten, then simple honor demands that we admit so openly. Elsewise we are nothing more than cowards who run from a fight without ever finishing it. If we cannot win this war, then the war must end, not with an ignominious retreat, but with true honor and formal acknowledgment of our defeat at the hands of al-Qaeda.
Of course, this hypothetical situation seems absurd - and it is. However, it is only making formal what Chairman Dean believes. If we cannot win in Iraq. then honor demands our surrender.
Of course, surrender to al-Qaeda is a reprehensible idea. We would never bow to terrorists like al-Zarqawi. We would never lay down arms against an evil ideology, and we would never abandon an entire nation to the whims of head-lopping fanatics.
If that is true, then why is the Chairman and elected spokesperson of the Democratic Party demanding that we do exactly that?
The republican idea to have a vote on a total withdrawal was a wonderful political move. I think someone should challenge Chairman Dean with your proposal.
Imagine: "Chairman Dean, in light of your recent comments, would you recommend signing our surrender to Al Queada now or after the New Year?"
Jay, for your Swift proposal. I concur, we must act at once on Lord Ho-Ho's realistic appraisal. Searched all day for at least one rejection of this defeatist imbecile, with no luck.