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MoveOn was created, because of the "politics as usual" crowd. It has opened the eyes of millions of Americans of what their power is and what they can do. MoveOn has empowered millions of American citizens to take their role as citizens of a free country seriously.
It may not be nice to attack General Petreaus because he is a decorated war hero and such, but believe me it is is not nice that Iraq is in the process of being destroyed and untold numbers of Iraqis are dead and thousands of American soldiers are dead or grievously wounded.
The General is a "soldier" he should be able to take the criticism (which by the way is well deserved). When the generals play politics with the facts, then they at risk of being attacked. The Republicans need to find another dead horse to beat.
What is the difference if American soldiers secure the Iraqi country if there is no government to rule. Must the Congress be reminded, both the Republicans and Democrats, that the Iraqi parliment went on vacation last month (Baghdad is hot in more ways then one). There will be no military victory in Iraq unless we totally destroy the country (which we seem to be doing quite well). Maybe one of the reasons the Anbar province is less violent now is because the popoulation is either dead or has fled.
Don't get upset with MoveOn.(of which I am a proud member) because they tell the truth, get upset with the politicians and the generals who are playing with the lives of thousands of people, because no one wants to tell the President, that he is so completely off the wall about Iraq that just leaving isn't even going to fix it.
Denise F. Alexander