Kennedy On the Swamp of Iraq
Update: Great Minds think alike. Iowahawk’s “It’s Finally Time To Exit The Oldsmobile” can be found here.
I usually don’t like ad hominem attacks, but this story just writes itself…
According to this story, Senator Ted Kennedy wants us to hastily withdraw from the quagmire of Iraq. Fair enough. When it comes to quagmires and swamps, Kennedy is an expert. (Source)
In Ted’s eyes, Pres. Bush is driving at high speed with a partner – the Iraqi people – who he doesn’t know very well, but sure is pretty – bursting with youth, vitality and promise. He’s also being reckless about it by not courting our allies like he should have; kind of like a married man who drinks a wee bit too much at a party and lets his baser nature take hold. Then, very quickly he finds himself flying off a bridge into a swamp that threatens to sink his career and his reputation in the history books.
So what should he do? Well, in Ted’s eyes there is only one solution: When the car rolls over and hits bottom, get the hell out of it as fast as possible. The hell with the Iraqi people. If they can’t survive on their own, that’s plain tough. It’s not like we’re talking about a Kennedy – I mean – Americans here after all. Let them drown in the water of tyranny, have their flesh nibbled upon by the likes of Zarqawi and other Sunni nut jobs. At least we’ll come out of it alive.
And that’s all that matters, isn’t it? Nothing should get in the way of our glory – especially a setback like a little accident. We have history to write, or at least, report to the proper authorities.
