This pig won't fly. Rove worries terrorists would laugh if we left Iraq.

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(AP) Rove Says Democrats Wrong on War on Terror

Jan 20 2006
http://www.townhall.com/news/ap/online/headlines/D8F8IQQ81.html

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In 2002, Rove caused a stir among Democrats when he told RNC members to make the war on terrorism an issue in the midterm elections. "We can go to the country on this issue because they trust the Republican Party to do a better job of protecting and strengthening America's military might and thereby protecting America," he said at the time.

Rove made the same case Friday, though his words were a bit more measured. Reading from a prepared text, the deputy White House chief of staff began with a call for election-year civility _ "Our opponents are our fellow citizens, not our enemies" _ and quickly turned to portraying Democrats as weak on defense.

"The United States faces a ruthless enemy _ and we need a commander-in-chief and a Congress who understand the nature of the threat and the gravity that American finds itself in," Rove said. "President Bush and the Republican Party do. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for many Democrats."

He said some Democrats want to abandon Iraq too soon, which would cause enemies to "laugh at our failed resolve." Rove added: "To retreat before victory would be a reckless act _ and this president and our party will not allow it. This is worthy of a public debate."


full article:
http://www.townhall.com/news/ap/online/headlines/D8F8IQQ81.html


Message: Iraq = al-Qeada

[Z_I_Peevey]

1. Why is KKKarl Rove making policy speeches?

Has he been made Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense while I wasn't looking? Dubya under the weather? What gives?

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Can't wait for Fitzy to nail Rove to the wall.

[jobycom]

3. Terrorists are still laughing that Bush invaded Iraq and let UBL go free

There may have been a point in 2001 when the leaders of Al-Qaeda felt a bit of fear, that maybe 9-11 had gone too far, and had awakened a sleeping giant. They worried they had underestimated the resolve of our leaders, and the attention span of the American people.

They are much more relaxed now.

[uppityperson]

5. They're probably laughing at the "brazillion joke" also.

darn those terrorists

[jobycom]

6. Well, it is a funny joke. Not sure it works in Arabic, though... nt.

[uppityperson]

7. might lose something in translation.

I wonder if knock knock jockes would make them laugh too?

[politicaholic]

4. "...the gravity that American finds itself in."...

Is that the same gravity that's making Bush's polls fall like a bag of wet spinich shot from a catapult?

"To retreat before victory would be a reckless act."...well how reckless is starting a war based on a lie?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. It's not about WMD, or "terrorists", or Saddam. It's about PR!!

Now I SEEE!! Why not just hire a good advertising firm for a few hundred bil? Cheaper in the long run.

Not to mention incidentals like a hundred thousand dead.

[DrDebug]

9. But but but Rove thinks that he is a master of propaganda

Don't forget about his huge ego.

[tanyev]

10. They won't laugh at your failed resolve, Karl.

They're too busy laughing at your blithering incompetence.