Check out the rabid response to Brian Baird's support for continuing on with the Iraq war.
Now the moveon people are attacking him and his credibility because Brian Baird actually went over to Iraq, did his own research, and came to his own conclusions.
Now name calling is starting to happen on Huffington Post's website.
rras has this to say:
So he isn't a "Bush Loyalist". Then what else is he. Look, if you play with crap you'll smell just like crap. Either you go one way or the other. Baird and others like him need to set the record straight right now. If you back Bush you'll lose and it's all up to you. Just remember there is only room for one Lieberman and he only won because of the Jews voting blindly.
Of course not all were negative:
gvincent:
He isn't a "Bush Loyalist," he has a different opinion on the war than other democrats. There isn't a checklist that you have to fill out to be confirmed into a political ideology.
The problem that I see is a completely hypocritical stance within the Democratic Party. If Republicans vote or support George W. Bush, they are accused of being "cronies" or "towing the party lines". However, because Baird, a Democrat, is supporting the Iraq war until the Iraqi's get their on their feet, he's being called names and worse. How is that any different from you accusing people of "towing the party line"? You're bashing Baird for not "towing the party line".
I have personally heard Baird say that what he would like to see is the Iraqi's continue to get on their feet, and if all is going well by April, which is looks like it will be, he wants to start withdrawing troops.
Where's the problem with that? I actually agree with that. There's no reason why we should be there forever. That would be a massive financial drain on our economy. But to leave the Iraqi's when they need us most is irresponsible and will create more terrorists then you can imagine.
For example: Say we do leave tomorrow. There's a terrorist attack and it kills scores of people. Who do you think they're going to blame? They are going to say "The American's left us defenseless. I'm going to get even with them". Now you have someone who's lost loved ones who's angry at us and has nothing left to lose.
No one, not even the most hawkish Republican is saying we need to stay in Iraq forever. We're just saying that we can only leave when we've gotten the Iraqi's on their feet.
Travis
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