Bloomberg:
Former Democratic U.S. Senator Max Cleland, a disabled Vietnam veteran, said President George W. Bush made a faulty analogy when he cited that war to bolster his case for continuing U.S. military operations in Iraq.
``One of the lessons to be learned from Vietnam is that the commitment of American military strength alone cannot solve another country's political weakness,'' Cleland said today in the Democratic Party's weekly radio address. ``This should be a somber warning to us all to responsibly end the war in Iraq and the additional loss of precious American lives.''
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``I've seen this movie before. I know how it ends,'' Cleland, who lost both legs and his right arm in a grenade explosion in 1968, said. ``I know all the PR in the world didn't change the truth on the ground in Vietnam and won't change the truth on the ground today in Iraq.''
Cleland has it right. Bush, on the other hand, still doesn't get it.More on Iraq......
Republican Sen. George Voinovich (Ohio) just returned from his first trip to Iraq. (Yes, I said first!!!!!!!!) However, Voinovich has not uttered a word. Why?
Chillicothe Gazette:
....Voinovich left Saturday evening, but his time in Iraq was limited to just Tuesday. During that time, the senators met with Army Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, visited with soldiers and traveled to a combat outpost to meet with Sunni and Shiite leaders.
Voinovich has declined to talk to the media about his trip until next week, spokesman Chris Paulitz said."He's going to spend some time and develop some thoughts on this," Paulitz said......
Voinovich spent one day in Iraq. I'd like to know exactly how many hours he was there. Is the reason we haven't heard from Voinovich because he hasn't been told what to say by Karl Rove and the rest of his puppet masters? Voinovich hasn't had an opinion of his own for years. As soon as he is told exactly what to say, he will speak.
