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2007-07-03 Fifth Column

'Internal enemy' undermining U.S. military, says author

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-07-03 10:38|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 We at the 'burg have noticed this too. The left and their allies are traitors and seditionists. 'bout time to drain the swamp.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-07-03 11:36|| 2007-07-03 11:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Secret?

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2007-07-03 11:55|| 2007-07-03 11:55|| Front Page Top

#3 I think he's right, though he may (I repeat, may) be overstating his case. Within the Left, there are really three different groups who are working against the war effort:

1. Honest-to-Chomsky America-haters, the Noam Chomskys and Michael Moores and Rosie O'Donnells who really do want to see us lose 'cause they don't like this country.

2. Hyperpartisan Dems who see political advantage for themselves in defeat. I don't know that they really hate the country so much as they really, really, really hate their political opponents and reflexively oppose the war because it's being led by a Republican president. In their heart of hearts, they probably don't want America to lose, but they're so repulsed by the idea of rallying around a Republican administration that they rationalize their opposition by pretending the terrorist threat is overstated.

3. The wet-finger-to-the-poll-numbers types, who were for the war when the poll numbers told them to be. Opinion shifts again, they'll be back in the hawk camp.

Posted by Mike 2007-07-03 14:51|| 2007-07-03 14:51|| Front Page Top

#4 The blood is already on congresses hands. Some days, I feel the need to see the whole thing doing the perp walk. They are looked at by me as criminals.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-07-03 15:06|| 2007-07-03 15:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Let's see, of the democrats currently serving in the US armed forces...all five of them...

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-07-03 18:37|| 2007-07-03 18:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Mike nails it. The problem is, that the three of those groups, taken in aggregate, may constitute a majority of voters, at least in some geographic areas. I hope this isn't the case, but it may be until some real hurt occurs.

Posted by no mo uro 2007-07-03 19:54|| 2007-07-03 19:54|| Front Page Top

#7 "I argue in the book that I don't think we can win either this war against global Islamic extremism, or any future war, without coming to grips with the fact that we have this internal enemy that we have to defeat from within."

Amen to that. I don't see how the war against the fifth column can be won unless treason and sedition laws are seriously considered.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-07-03 22:27|| 2007-07-03 22:27|| Front Page Top

#8 I agree a lot w/newc. There are some congresscowards I view as domestic enemies. Men who are cowards and have no business making or debating upon bills or formulating any sort of foreign policy. I look at leaders in one of two varieties - a guy I'd follow up a hill or a guy I'd have to push up a hill w/my rifle in his back. Most of the guys I see in congress make up the latter variety.

Posted by Broadhead6 2007-07-03 22:28|| 2007-07-03 22:28|| Front Page Top

#9 #8: "I look at leaders in one of two varieties - a guy I'd follow up a hill or a guy I'd have to ~~push up a hill w/my rifle in his back~~ shoot at the bottom of the hill to protect my own life."

There - fixed that for ya', Broad.

When I worked for the Army in Germany (as a civilian) many years ago, we had a Lt. Col. who was the poster child of REMFs, and had been the same in 'Nam before he landed in Deutchland. I asked the Sergeant I worked for if he wasn't scared that that worthless clown would be giving orders if the Russians rolled across the border. His only comment was, "Not really - I have a gun." It was obvious he wasn't talking about shooting the Russians.

Warmed my little cockles, it did. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-07-03 23:49|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-07-03 23:49|| Front Page Top

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