Freepers Longing for the Return of "Cowboy George" (priceless)

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Thu Jun-23-05 08:41 AM
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Freepers Longing for the Return of "Cowboy George" (priceless)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428776/posts

Sorry to link to that site, and an NRO Article, but it appears NRO and the Freepers are longing for the return of the "weeee Cowboy"!

That's their explanation for the dismal poll numbers. They want "chimpy" to dress up in his chaps and go do some "brush clearing".

Makes me want to come up with a series of Ken Doll like figures. Cautious George, Cowboy George, Millionaire George, Curious George, Connecticutt George, Cheerleader George. Man the possibilities are endless.

From the article:

"Why is the public mood so defeatist? Some say it's because Americans don't have the patience for the long war we face and have grown too soft to accept the casualties we must accept to win. Jim Hoagland blames it on the Bush administration's "lack of serious accountability for lies, mistakes and worse in the military and civilian chain of command."

I don't buy the "soft America" argument. I agree that the administration is at fault, but for an entirely different reason: because Cowboy George morphed into Cautious George. Cowboy George was a bold leader, unafraid to take the tough offensive actions we must take to win this war. He led us in the first two years after 9/11, and Americans rallied behind him in numbers so overwhelming they made "soft America" all but invisible. But after our conquest of the Iraqi military in 2003, Cautious George replaced Cowboy George. Cautious George is forcing us to fight with one hand tied behind our back by pretending we are fighting against one country only. In fact, we are fighting a regional war in Iraq, and have been since day one. It's past time for America to acknowledge that fact and act on it. Time to make all the Middle Eastern despots who are pouring money, men, and arms into the battle in Iraq stop.

Other polls suggest Americans worry, increasingly, that Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia also threaten our security. They fear that by expending so much blood and treasure on Iraq alone, we may make ourselves more vulnerable to attacks from others."

Defense Secretary Rumsfeld has been asking President Bush for a go-ahead to strike back at Syria from the start of the Syrian campaign against us, but has yet to get one. The president's toughening rhetoric toward Syria in recent weeks suggests he may, now, be considering it; and the excellent new tone set by our new ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad, reinforces that possibility. If President Bush does order military strikes on enemy bases in Syria and Lebanon, it would mark the return of the war leader so many of us cheered in 2001 and 2002 — the stand-up Texan who made us believe we can win this war. Come back, Cowboy George. America needs you.

Some Freeper Comments:

This is all true.

The sooner Bush and his political entourage stop catering to the weenies on the left, the sooner we can get on with it, finish this thing up, and bring our kids home. Bombing Syria into the stone age has many attractive aspects that benefit more than just our effort in Iraq. It would take immense pressure off Israel and would tend to further expose the wink-and-a-nod attitude taken by the Saudis toward terrorist organizations.

Let's get to it!

I like GWB and I respected him when he came out tough. Now I am a little disappointed about the way he handled certain things.

1. Telling the American people Islam is a religion of peace when all the evidence points the other way.

2. Ignoring our borders and leaving this country exposed to further terrorists attacks.

3. Keeping the people better informed about what he is doing and why. We can handle it Mr. President.

4. Not counter attacking the Dems when they spread their lies and disinformation.

5. Sticking up for our policies with regards to Gitmo