House Speaker Pelosi Praises Iran not US Military for Surge Success in Iraq

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi continued her support for the troops the only way she knows how, by discrediting their successes in Iraq. In her latest interview with the San Francisco Chronicle Pelosi claimed the US troops surge was a failure and then credited any success to “the goodwill of Iranians,” claiming they were responsible for ending violence in the southern city of Basra.

“Whatever the military success, and progress that may have been made, the surge didn’t accomplish its goal. And some of the success of the surge is that the goodwill of the Iranians—they decided in Basra when the fighting would end, they negotiated that cessation of hostilities—the Iranians,” Pelosi told the chronicle in an interview lasting over an hour discussing various different topics.

Is this woman insane! She will not mention anything if it will reflect well on the US military or US policy, but will quickly butter up the Iranians. The same Iranians that are funding insurgent activities in Iraq and Afghanistan!

Is it possible Pelosi doesn’t know the Iranian-brokered-cease-fire in Basra fell through and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered Iraqi Security Forces who with the help of US and coalition forces brought the Sadrists militias to their knees in a battle lasting a month driving insurgents out of Basra? How dare she downplay the sacrifice made from the blood sweat and tears of thousands of military service members and their families!

Of course this is common response from Nancy Pelosi. She has made comments similar to this in the past.

Considering the fact that democrats are still invested in our defeat in Iraq, and good news from Iraq is bad news for democrats Pelosi must feel this trip was productive for the cause. Discounting the success of the military, denying the accomplishments of the Iraqi Security Forces and giving credit to one of our most dangerous enemies puts her at the top for democrats on Capitol Hill.

Yesterday I mentioned Obama should make a trip to Iraq this summer, but after Pelosi’s treasonous affair there is really no reason for Obama to make this trip after all.

Mayor kicks Marines out of town; training would "frighten people"

Mayor kicks Marines out of town; training would “frighten people.”

The mayor of Toledo , Ohio ordered a company of Marine Corps Reservists to get out of his town as their buses arrived for a three-day training exercise in the city because their training may frighten people.

The 200 Marines, based in Grand Rapids , Mich. , had planned to participate in urban patrol exercises in downtown streets and a vacant building, according to the Blade, which reports that past exercises have included mock gun fights, ambushes and the firing of blank ammunition to simulate urban combat.

Finkbeiner said that would be alarming.

“The mayor asked them to leave because they frighten people,” Brian Schwartz, the mayor spokesman, told the newspaper. “He did not want them practicing and drilling in a highly visible area.”

Oh those scary Marines…We wouldn’t want them scaring the children…people should never be exposed to the military, they might get scared.

Thanks for your support of the troops and helping with their crucial training for the war against Islamic terrorism mayor.

Ret. Col. David Hunt has a column titled “Being a Soldier during Christmas.” Excellent read.

Ret. Lt. Col. Ollie North names his person of the year: The American Soldier (not Vladimir Putin like the Times. North says during 2007, his choice built more than 575 schools in two countries, opened nearly 500 public health clinics and hospitals, provided clean drinkable water and electricity for more than six million people.