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Intestinal fortitude

Posted 15 Dec 2005 in Iraq, military, patriotism, terrorism, victory, war, wise quotes

There’s a great quote from over at Gates of Vienna:

“The American soldier cannot be defeated on the field of battle, only by the failure of the political class to stomach the hardships of combat.”

These are the words of David Bellavia, a US veteran of the Iraq war, in direct response to the defeatist rhetoric from Democrat Congressman John Murtha and his ilk.

Gates of Vienna also quotes Thomas Sowell and makes more excellent points.

The fact that these doom-saying politicians have been proved wrong, again and again, does not keep their latest outcries from overshadowing the hard-won victories of American troops on the ground in Iraq.

The doom-sayers claimed that terrorist attacks would make it impossible to hold the elections last January because so many Iraqis would be afraid to go vote. The doom-sayers urged that the elections be postponed.

But a higher percentage of Iraqis voted in that election — and in a subsequent election — than the percentage of Americans who voted in last year’s Presidential elections.

Utter ignorance of history enables any war with any casualties to be depicted in the media as an unmitigated disaster.

Which is exactly what the media has been doing. And as usual, the brilliant Mr. Sowell says it way better than I ever could. Read the entire post. (h/t: All Things Beautiful, Michelle Malkin)

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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