‘We’re not retreating, we’re advancing in the other direction.’

This is the so called logic that the Democrats are using in their argument against having our troops on the ground in Iraq. They are so desperate to convey a losing effort in Iraq that they have evoked the spirit of the Vietnam War in order to justify their fears and to solidify their opposition. There’s nothing like the taste of defeat to get the pallet prepared for news about the war on terror. Reminiscing about the Fall of Saigon and troops being spit upon while being called ‘baby killers’ just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy when talking about our current war on terror.

When the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee says,

"the idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong,"

then a true patriot must ask themselves if this Party is committed to the success of US foreign policy or is the acquisition of power more important than Victory in the war on terror, positive moral in our military, and the national pride of our country?

When a leading Democratic Congressman says that our Army is “broken, worn out" and is “living hand to mouth” one can only assume that the Democratic Party’s new platform is that of defeatist and they will do and say whatever it takes to paint our current actions in the war on terror as wrong and a failed policy.

I can’t help but to wonder how would these courageous Democratic Party Leaders, who believe that dissent…especially public dissent strengthens the US war effort and helps elevate the overall moral of our troops would have reacted during the Battle of the Bulge. Here’s a few stats to consider:

BATTLE FACTS
• Over a million men, 600,000 Germans, 500,000 Americans (more than fought at Gettysburg) and 55,000 British.
• 3 German armies, 10 corps, the equivalent of 29 divisions.
• 3 American armies, 6 corps, the equivalent of 31 divisions.
• The equivalent of 3 British divisions as well as contingents of Belgian, Canadian and French troops.
• 100,000 German casualties, killed, wounded or captured.
• 81,000 American casualties, including 23,554 captured and 19,000 killed.
• 1,400 British casualties 200 killed.
• 700 tanks lost on each side, 1,000 German aircraft.
• The Malmedy Massacre, where 86 American soldiers were murdered, was the worst atrocity committed against American troops during the course of the war in Europe.
• The 106th Infantry Division, suffered 564 killed in action, 1,246 wounded and 7,001 missing in action at the end of the offensive. Most of these casualties occurred within the first three days of battle, when two of the division’s three regiments was forced to surrender.
• In it's entirety, the “Battle of the Bulge,” was the worst battles- in terms of losses - to the American Forces in WWII.

In just over a month of warfare the Germans managed to slow the progress of the Allied advance and cause a significant number of Allied casualties.

What would Congressman Murtha say to this? How would Howard Dean respond? What would Nancy Pelosi say after becoming informed of these statistics?

Would they have called for the immediate “redeployment of American Troops”? Would they state that it is time that the French and Belgians take on the Germans and the US assume a supportive role from a friendly neighboring country, oh say like….England where strike teams could be used?

With a few exceptions the only time I hear the Democratic Party Leaders even speak on a war footage is when they are speaking about President Bush and fighting against anything he may be for. As a whole they are in denial about the war we are currently facing and they are undermining our nations resolve with their seditious words and leaks of US policy in order to gain any ground possible in the war of ‘Opinion Polls’.

Our current political system in disarray and in desperate need of a fresh infusion of ideas and backbone. A Third Party needs to rise from the two major parties dominating the American Political Discussion and a new voice must be heard in the halls of Congress if our way of life is to be preserved for the next generation.

Mike DiBartolo
American Zulu