For one moment, let’s seriously look at Senator Feingold’s proposal to bring all the troops home from Iraq by December 31st of next year. Most of us would love for it to happen. In fact, it’s even possible it could happen by then. Then again, our mission in Iraq may take a little longer.
But can we ask the junior Senator from Wisconsin why he didn’t say Christmas? There’s at least a song for that deadline. Was he afraid of the wrath of the Freedom from Religion foundation? Okay, how about Thanksgiving? Or Halloween? Setting that deadline might be a little too scary for the Iraqis. Okay, let’s go the other way. How about setting a deadline of Groundhog Day 2007? Easter???
Okay, we know the answer. The Senator needed to pick a day, any day, to use for his grandstanding. End of the year next year sounds good enough.
After all, actually setting a deadline means that regardless of the situation, we would come home. No matter how many terrorists, no matter how unstable Iraq is, no matter the threat to our national security, we would pull out.
That’s not a plan for victory, that’s planning a victory party for the terrorists.
Of course, it’s not a serious proposal. It’s merely a Presidential wannabe trying to appeal to the worst of his party’s base. It’s slimy, it’s despicable, but it’s not serious.
So the Senator stands in the US Senate and says, “Come home, America!”
After all, it worked so well for President George McGovern.
