[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [PDI] American Legion Declares War on Peace Movement

[C. G. Estabrook]

That's a devastating comment on the American Legion's recent
declaration.  (They were of course more or less correct in
1999.) Here are some similar things, also from 1999, also
generally correct: 

"Well, I just think it's a bad idea. What's going to happen is 
they're going to be over there for 10, 15, maybe 20 years."
   --Joe Scarborough (R-FL)

"Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen
that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have
to give up their life?"
   --Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99

"[The] President... is once again releasing American military
might on a foreign country with an ill-defined objective and
no exit strategy. He has yet to tell the Congress how much
this operation will cost. And he has not informed our nation's
armed forces about how long they will be away from home. These
strikes do not make for a sound foreign policy."
   --Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)

"American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply
put, the administration is trying to lead the world with a
feel-good foreign policy."
   --Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)

"If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain
they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit
strategy."
   --Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of George W Bush [and
now reinstalled in the State Department to do domestic propaganda]

"I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning
... I didn't think we had done enough in the diplomatic area."
   --Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)

"I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us
that it is often easier to make war than peace. This
administration is just learning that lesson right now. The
President began this mission with very vague objectives and
lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these questions
are still unanswered. 
  --There are no clarified rules of engagement. 
  --There is no timetable. 
  --There is no legitimate definition of victory. 
  --There is no contingency plan for mission creep. 
  --There is no clear funding program. 
  --There is no agenda to bolster our over-extended military.     
  --There is no explanation defining what vital national
interests are at stake. 
  --There was no strategic plan for war when the President
started this thing, and there still is no plan today."
   --Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)

"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the
President to explain to us what the exit strategy is."
  --Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)

Source: mediachannel.org