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September 10, 2007
Moveon.org Slanders General Petraeus
Yes I know, half the conservative blogosphere is up in arms about this outrage, and I'm late in posting about it, but it deserves wide attention so here goes.
This ad by Moveon.org appeared today in the New York Times
What a disgrace. So much for "we support the troops but oppose the war", in case anyone ever believed that lie.
But it's Moveon.org that is lying. Take this one sentence from the ad:
"Every independent report on the ground situation in Iraq shows t hat the surge strategy has failed."
Besides committing the logical fallacy of making a universal statement (in which case a single exception invalidates the premise), only someone on the loony left could believe such a thing. There are hundreds of independent reports by qualified individuals who say that the strategy is, in fact, working. I've linked to dozens on this site alone.
The "facts" on the Moveon.org webpage to support their assertion are laughable.
I used to wonder if I should question the patriotism of the Moveon.org people. No more.
Let me be clear here: No I am not saying that if you do not support the surge strategy, or think that it is working, you are unpatriotic. Nor am I saying that if you think that the invasion was a mistake and that the best thing to do is withdraw you are unpatriotic.
If you believe these things, make your case using facts and logic. But this ad is pure character assassination.
And this is what I meant by my above statement that up until now I wasn't quite sure where to place Moveon.org. Groups like International ANSWER, Code Pink (the nuts who got thrown out of today's hearing), United for Peace and Justice and any of the organizations that are members of it are not patriots. They are part of the hate-America left, and they are not patriots.
But I never wanted to make that group too broad. I didn't and don't want to get into the habit of saying that every group that opposes what I think is right to be anti-American or unpatriotic. As such, I wanted to be careful before I characterized Moveon.org
But I now conclude that they have joined the ranks of the hate-America left. Congratulations, idiots.
More
I can't do better than Michelle Malkin so be sure and visit her site for more on the Moveon.org outrage.
Byron York asks if Moveon.org has betrayed the Democrat Party by going too far in this ad. I listened to much of the hearings today, and when Republicans brought up the ad, Democrats seemed quick to distance themselves. Here's the money quote from York's piece
...the thing that should trouble party leaders is not that MoveOn is capable of silly stunts. It’s not even that MoveOn is capable of making slanderous comments about U.S. military officials. And it’s not that MoveOn is against the war in Iraq, which polls show many Americans believe was a mistake. Rather, MoveOn’s latest campaign is a continuation of a drive to oppose not just the action in Iraq, but the war on terror in general, and, in a larger sense, America’s use of military power in its own defense.
Captain Ed also questions their patriotism. As do I.
Posted by Tom at September 10, 2007 9:32 PM
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Hi,
Thought this news might be of some interest to your readers:
NEW moveon.org TV ad coming out on Monday Sept 17th...basically calling President Bush a traitor.
Catch it here:
MoveOn.org TV Ad
For General David Betray Us fans or not:
General David Betray Us
Have a great weekend!
Steve
Posted by: Iraq War at September 15, 2007 12:45 AM
