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For those who set arbitrary timetables for withdrawal, the obvious consequences of a premature departure will be thousands of innocents slaughtered and a more destabilized Middle East that will undoubtedly require our return in the near future.
Those who propose a rapid withdrawal, not linked to achieving our national security goals, advocate changing course mere weeks after the last troops deployed as part of the "surge" were introduced to the combat zone. Such micro-management of the battlefield by Congress betrays our troops and history has shown it to be a recipe for disaster.
The picture is equally disappointing in the House of Representatives. Mere hours after President Bush released the initial assessment of progress on benchmarks for the war required by Congress, the House passed a resolution calling for withdrawal by next spring. As has been his habit, Congressman Walter Jones again voted with the liberal left in support of this short-sighted measure.
Jones continues to descend down one of the most puzzling political paths in recent memory. This journey has led him from a Democrat serving in the State House, to a converted Republican who strode into Washington in 1994 with much promise, riding the wave of the Contract with America. Today, Walter Jones’ path has him ignoring his constituents and instead walking shoulder to shoulder with Nancy Pelosi and Cindy Sheehan, the most liberal elements of the “Blame America First” movement. He is barely recognizable as the man we sent to Washington 13 years ago.
Our elected officials and our nation must find the fortitude to defeat the radical jihadists who seek to destroy our way of life. We must learn from the lessons of history, in particular that weakness in the face of tyranny is a fatal flaw.
Now is the time to do away with politically motivated schedules for surrender. Instead, we as a nation must summon the will to prevail. The bravery in Baghdad must be matched by courage in Congress.
Joe Mclaughlin
Candidate for Congress
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