June 28, 2005

Blackburn Statement on War

U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has released a statement in advance of President Bush's nationally televised address updating the progress in the War on Terror...

"Contrary to what some would tell the American people, Iraq is not a quagmire, Guantanamo Bay is not a gulag, and our soldiers are not Nazi-like. We're at war, our military is performing spectacularly, and America should be proud and thankful for what we've been able to achieve since September 11th. We've watched liberal leaders in Congress trample the truth about President Bush's aggressive war on terrorism to score political points. Their behavior does nothing to help win this war. I hope the President tells America exactly where we are at this point in our struggle against the global terrorist network. I believe we've got terrorist organizations on the run like never before. They've never been so aggressively pursued, and the President deserves a great deal of credit for leading this effort. The American people want this plague of terrorism hunted down and eliminated, not appeased or contained. There's no doubt that we've experienced both successes and setbacks, but the goal we're reaching for is worth the struggle. The bloodshed breaks our hearts, but it also reminds us that losing this war is not an option. May God bless our troops and their families."

UPDATE: The President gave a very good speech tonight that should reassure the American people that we're on the right track in Iraq and the overall War on Terror and that - contrary to what the Democrats want you to believe - we are winning in Iraq. President Bush also very effectively dismantled the argument of some on the Left such as John Kerry and others who say we should set a deadline for American troop withdrawal from Iraq. Of course, to set a deadline for withdrawal is to set a date for defeat.