Democrats' sad heritage in wartime
When Congresswoman Pelosi referred to the war against terrorism as a situation to be resolved, it became clear to me that she will make sure that Democrats live up to the Democrat heritage of leaving the conflict in Iraq completely unresolved.
After World War I, President Wilson established their heritage by accepting an armistice to end the conflict, leaving Germany in a position to resume the conflict a generation later.
During World War II, presidents Roosevelt and Truman were encumbered by the constraint imposed when Churchill demanded unconditional surrender to totally end the conflict. As a result, both Germany and Japan gave political freedoms to their people and became allies and trading partners.
Posted by: Fred 2006-11-23 |