The Strategy of Defeat

From Rush

RUSH: I got a fax from Duncan Hunter here, Republican presidential candidate and ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee in the US House. 

"Dear Rush:  The Iraq funding bill that the Democrats passed last night includes one of the most devastating provisions ever passed during a military conflict.  Page four of the bill states this:  'None of the funds may be used to deploy any unit to Iraq unless the president has certified in writing to the committees on appropriations and Armed Services at least 15 days in advance of the deployment that the unit is fully mission capable.'  Today, our military operations in Iraq involve dozens of units moving across the Iraq border every 24 hours.  These units may be aircraft called from an aircraft carrier off the coast or the air base in Turkey or Special Forces, SEAL/Ranger teams, special explosive teams or any of a number of other specialized reaction forces.  Thus the Democrat notify-and-wait-for-fifteen-days provision, if it becomes law, will endanger our troops in Iraq by prohibiting supportive or reinforcing units from coming to their aid in a timely fashion.  In this war against terrorism, targets are acquired which present only small windows of opportunity, sometimes involving minutes, some involving hours.  For the Democrat leadership to require fifteen-day waiting periods for reaction forces is a remarkable disservice to every American in Iraq." ~ Duncan Hunter

Democrats are determined to cripple our military and lose this war.

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