Ed Morrissey today points to a petition that allows those who are opposed to the irresponsible way the Democratic leadership has handled the Emergency Supplemental Approriation for Iraq and Afghanistan to have their voices heard.
OK, so the petition is located at a McCain for President web site; a person for whom I am unlikely to vote. And yes, if you leave your email and zip code you are likely to get campaign material from McCain in you letter boxes: real and virtual.
BUT, it does express a sentiment with which I agree
- The supplemental appropriations bill that passed the Senate on
March 27, calling for a date certain withdrawal from Iraq, is nothing
more than a guaranteed date of surrender.
- It is a refusal to acknowledge the dire consequences of failure, in
terms of the stability in the Middle East and the resulting impact on
the security of all Americans, whether home or abroad.
- Democrats have chosen the politically expedient position of failure
rather than putting aside the small politics of the day in the interest
of our nation and the values upon which this nation rests.
- We the undersigned remain steadfast in our support for the war
against terrorism and mindful of the consequences of failure in Iraq,
even if Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid refuse to acknowledge those
consequences.
- We support our troops and the new strategy and believe it should be
given the opportunity to succeed. American national security interests
are directly at stake. Success or failure in Iraq is the transcendent
issue for our foreign policy and our national security. People say they
want to defeat the terrorists, but if we withdraw from Iraq
prematurely, it will be the terrorists' greatest triumph.
- If we leave Iraq based on an artificial timetable, al Qaeda will be
free to plan, train for and conduct operations from Iraq just as they
did in Afghanistan before 9/11.
So I signed.
You might be interested as well.