It has been described by President Obama as a “war of necessity.” The liberals in Congress see it differently, and are not about to let us win:
Nearly two dozen House liberals have signed onto a bill introduced this past week that would prohibit an increase of troops in Afghanistan.
A bill introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) on Thursday would bar funding to increase the troop level in Afghanistan beyond its current level.
Lee and 21 lawmakers — largely from the liberal Congressional Progressive Caucus — introduced the bill, H.R. 3699 on Thursday.
The legislation comes as President Barack Obama and leaders in Congress weigh a request from Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of troops in Afghanistan, for as many as 40,000 new troops to bolster the eight-year-long military engagement in the region.
“History tells us that there will not be a military-first solution to the situation in Afghanistan,” Lee told the Redding News Review. “Open-ended military intervention in Afghanistan is not in our national security interest and will only continue to give resonance to insurgent recruiters painting pictures of foreign occupation to a new generation.”
A military first solution? These morons have no idea what they are talking about! They want to send in the diplomats, not the Marines. Send in diplomats to negotiate with The Taliban? Yeah, that’ll work.
It seems the only thing liberals are willing to fight for is America’s defeat.
Hat Tip: Infidels are Cool
