"Stay the course"? FUCK OFF WITH YOUR STUPID RHETORIC AND TALKING POINTS!

A few things happening today. For starters, a hilrious situation occurred on the floor of the Senate. Senator Kerry gave a speech on Iraq, and his stance should be pretty obvious. His speech was followed by Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO), who came out and basically said Kerry was wishy-washy about the "war", and:

"seemed to have learned the lessons of 9/11 when he warned against a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq in the past, but as the political winds have changed, he seems to have forgotten those lessons anew. Republicans will never forget the lessons of 9/11 and will continue to support the President's efforts to bring peace and stability to Iraq. “I am supporting the President because he is staying the course. He has a plan in Iraq. He is putting the plan to work. I think that in the long run he is going to make a difference. We are going to have a better world because of his efforts. We are going to have a more stable Middle East, and this President will truly go down in history as a great leader.”

Being a member of the ultra-gutsy republican party, he waited until Senator Kerry had left for a committee meeting before issuing this response. Kerry was defended by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), who decided to remind his spineless counterpart that he and Kerry are both decorated veterans, and since you didn't serve in any wars, you have no credibility on this issue. Also,

"the administration is simply ignoring reality. How in the world can the Commander-in-Chief, President Bush, be satisfied with the situation in Iraq? It is chaotic. It is near a civil war. The definition of a 'civil war'; is that people within the same country are fighting one another. My gosh, it could not be clearer."

But that's not all. Kerry, hearing about the attack on his character during the meeting, leaves it to make his response. And what a response it was.

“A little while ago--I was not here, I was at a hearing of the Finance Committee--I am informed that the Senator from Colorado, Mr. Allard, came to the floor to attack my position on Iraq, which is fine by me, but also I think somewhat questionable with respect to the rules and the ethics of the Senate to attack me personally about my motives with respect to a position I have taken. The Senator from Colorado suggested that ‘we see an individual who is being spun in the political winds.’

“Let me make it clear to the Senator from Colorado, and anybody else who wants to debate Iraq, that when it comes to issues of war and peace and of young Americans dying, nobody spins me, period.

“I am not going to listen to the Senator from Colorado or anyone else question my motives when young Americans are dying on a daily basis or losing their limbs because Iraqi politicians won't form a government from an election that they held in December. That is inexcusable.

“Let me ask the Senator from Colorado: Is it OK by him that young Americans are dying right now while politicians in Baghdad are frittering away their time and squandering the opportunity our soldiers fought to give them? Does he think that is a plan that is working? Does he think that is serving the needs of the American military?

“Don't come to the floor of the Senate and try to suggest to me that somehow when we come up with a plan to protect our troops and to make America stronger we are somehow making their life more miserable. Ask the troops. Seventy percent of the troops who were polled in Iraq said they thought next year we ought to be able to withdraw. Those are our troops talking to us.

This is the guy that republicans attacked 2 years ago for being soft, wishy-washy, and unable to be decisive. He comes out and LAYS DOWN THE FUCKING LAW! Not only does he defend himself, but also takes a shot at the republican-controlled congress and president. I don't know how many times I have to repeat this, but it is apparently necessary to do so again. And I know Senator Kerry would agree with me here. When "Staying the course" means following a flawed and illegal plan, one that has cost us 2,356 US soldiers lives, "Staying the course" ceases to be a virtue, and becomes pigheaded, stubborn, and reckless. "Staying the course" isn't a good thing when it KILLS AMERICANS, and whenever I hear some millionaire politician sitting safely in his office, talking about "Staying the course", it makes me absolutely sick. What the hell does Senator Tool(R-Anywhere) know about sacrifice? I guarantee you, if his kid was on the front lines, he wouldn't be preaching this rhetoric over-and-over.

Here's a Thought... Calling for america to "Stay the course" in Iraq is tantamount to slaughtering american citizens; every day we stay means we will be leaving more american corpses behind. Politicians telling us we need to "Stay the course" means more and more americans are dying. And for what? What the fuck have we accomplished? The country has been demolished, we DIDNT find any nukes are bioweapons, we DIDNT find Osama, and 4 months after their much-heralded "elections", the Iraqi's have refused to even FORM their freakin government. So what good are the deaths of all those soldiers serving? None. Hell, it isn't even a "sacrifice"; think about it. Sacrifice implies chosing to give your life for a higher cause. How many soldiers in Iraq chose to die for the situation at hand? NONE. And politicians telling america to "Stay the course" are basically just telling our soldiers to stay in Iraq and die. That's the correct translation. So every time we hear "Stay the course" from now on, make the connection. "Stay the course" = Soldiers dying for no reason, and a government(two, really) that doesn't even appreciate what they're doing for them(Iraq's for not actually forming their government, and the republicans for using the image of their deaths for their own selfish political purposes).
Stay the course= Soldiers dying.
Is that really the plan we should be following?