Posted by
Marcy Muser on Saturday, January 27, 2007 7:03:54 PM
If you are like me, maybe you have been sitting on the sidelines feeling frustrated by the way the Republicans, especially in the Senate, are kowtowing to the new Democratic majority. As if their betrayal in so many conservative causes last year were not enough, now there are a number of Senate Republicans who are actually toying with the idea of introducing a non-binding resolution criticizing the President's policies in Iraq and urging a quick withdrawal - essentially issuing a public request that the President surrender to the terrorists in Iraq.
I am amazed that any American would consider such an idea. It seems rather obvious to me that America has every ability to win in Iraq - we in fact could easily wipe them off the map if we chose to do it. For Americans to advocate surrender does not indicate strength; rather, in the eyes of our enemies, it communicates that we are weak, that we are losers, that we do not have the moral power to win.
General Petraeus' position on this is clear after his hearings in the Senate earlier this week: Any resolution indicating disagreement with the President's policies in Iraq will provide encouragement to our enemies. This must not be allowed to happen!
If you are also frustrated, there is something you can do! Take the NRSC Pledge, along with 26,200 people and climbing. Advise the National Republican Senatorial Committee - one of the primary sources of funding for Republican candidates for Senate - that you draw the line when it comes to financially supporting Senators who vote for these resolutions that weaken us and aid and abet our enemies in a time of war. The NRSC Pledge says this:
If the United States Senate passes a resolution, non-binding or
otherwise, that criticizes the commitment of additional troops to
Iraq that General Petraeus has asked for and that the president
has pledged, and if the Senate does so after the testimony of General
Petraeus on January 23 that such a resolution will be an encourage-
ment to the enemy, I will not contribute to any Republican senator who
voted for the resolution. Further, if any Republican senator who votes
for such a resolution is a candidate for re-election in 2008, I will not
contribute to the National Republican Senatorial Committee unless
the Chairman of that Committee, Senator Ensign, commits in writing
that none of the funds of the NRSC will go to support the re-election
of any senator supporting the non-binding resolution.
Go to the website for the NRSC Pledge (
http://www.thenrscpledge.com/index.php) and fill out the form, being sure to respond to the confirmation email they send you. Then contact your Senators and the Senate Republican leadership, along with those Senators who are still waffling on this issue. Finally, tell other people about the pledge and encourage them to fill out the pledge too. It may seem like a small step, but the threat of losing financing is a serious one for most Senators, especially Republican ones, who get most of their money from small donors.
Don't let the Senate get away with encouraging our enemies and projecting a weak image of America. Fight back - and get as many people as you can to do the same!