Recent actions by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and House Democratic leadership reveal that the rationale under which the party solicits funds–electing more Democrats and defeating Republican incumbents–has taken a back seat to a radical, pro-war agenda. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s latest ad shows that Democrats now seek to wrap themselves in the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘war funding’
Pro-War Caucus Running the Democratic Party Ditches the Masks
Posted: June 27, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, DCCC, Democrats, Obama, Pakistan, war funding
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Everybody’s a Sell-Out
Posted: June 17, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, counterinsurgency, Democrats, Republicans, war funding
Advocates of Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan Sell Out From a post I wrote on DailyKos: From the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual: Long-term success in COIN depends on the people taking responsibility of their own affairs and consenting to the government’s rule. Achieving this condition requires the government to eliminate as man causes of the [...]
The supplemental appropriations bill funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan continues to flounder: help us kill it! Here’s a quick summary of the politics around the legislation. The White House and the Democratic Congressional leadership is really lobbying hard for this legislation, threatening to cut political support from freshman House members who might vote against [...]
Pro-War Movement: We Sound the Same No Matter Who’s “In Charge”
Posted: June 14, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Democrats, Obama, Pelosi, war funding
Okay folks, I’ve about had it. I have never been a single issue voter, but the folks I’ve voted for lately have just about pushed me to that point. President Obama never claimed to be anti-war, just anti-Iraq-war, but even that stance should allow for some empathy (there’s a word we’ve heard a lot about [...]
