Hagel’s myopia matches that of the new Soviet government in 1917 who were negotiating with the Germans an end to Russian involvement in World War I. The Germans were being extraordinarily harsh in their terms and the new Soviet government was balking...Finally, the government hit upon a brilliant idea. Why not simply declare that the war was over and the German had won? Enormously satisfied with their own cleverness, Russian troops began to abandon their positions and start the long trek home...The Germans didn’t quite know what to make of this...They decided to take the most direct approach possible and launched a massive attack against the retreating Russians. Only after slaughtering tens of thousands of more soldiers...did the Soviet government wake up and go back to the bargaining table where the Germans became, if anything, more demanding....Hagel Says No Defeat In Iraq: Jihadis Giggle, Rick Moran, Rightwingnuthouse.com, 11/25/2007
Moran takes no prisoners in describing historical consequences of Senator Hagel's ideas regarding Iraq. Why should he? When you address the arguments of an ignoramus, there's no good reason to worry about your target's self-esteem. Senator Hagel's self-esteem appears to be based on stupidity and ignorance. Why should we protect that? If Senator Hagel were a twelve-year-old, we would, if we still taught children, correct his odd thinking and expression. But Senator Hagel is an adult running for President of the United States. His odd thinking and expression, to be corrected, must be kept out of the White House. Bad enough, though not uncommon, that they're already present in the US Senate.
Luther
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Never fear, friend Luther! Hagel will NEVER get a Presidential nod from the Repubs with these antics, which he's been playing up for several years now. This is merely entertainment for the "cut and run" crowd that Hagel is pitching, hoping he can win "moderates" to support his Presidential aspirations.
Unfortunately, once one is a Repub, one can rarely suck up to and win supports from Democrats and so-called centrists who are merely people who are afraid to make up their minds. (Webb was an exception, but, as an ex-Reaganite, he was too delicious to pass up.) It's a fool's game. And "fool" is a pretty good word to describe Hagel who, like his virtual namesake, is tilting closer to the dialectic all the time.
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