Give 'em hell, Hill.Who hasn't hated the "fund our troops" meme from the WH?
Why not demand the WH provide the cost to redeploy the troops and fund that, so we don't have all these nonsense images of troops stranded in the desert? (At least that is what I argued back during this year's wartime supplemental appropriation.)
Well, it turns out that Hilliary has been hot on that trail for a while, perhaps for other reasons:
I write to request that you provide the appropriate oversight committees in Congress - including the Senate Armed Services Committee - with briefings on what current contingency plans exist for the future withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. Alternatively, if no such plans exist, please provide an explanation for the decision not to engage in such planning. [May, 2007]
In the rhetorical world of Bush-Cheney war, we are deployed forever, until we leave.
In a reply capped with sarcasm and Imperial in its intonation, the Defense Department re-incarnation of Cambone, writes backI appreciate your interest in our mission in Iraq ...
But, they add that they indicate that they have no idea how to bring the troops home
It is premature to say with certainty how a phased withdrawal would be conducted.
Shit. Ladies and children, first? Seriously, this is ridiculous. But it gets worse. They contradict themselves, without providing Hilliary (and the small people) a "yes" or a "no":
I assure you...we are always evaluating and planning for possible contingencies ...
Why can't they provide a simple dollar figure or a confirmation that a comprehensive redeployment tibfib exists?
Because it is the boogeyman:
Premature and public discussion of the withdrawal of U.S. Forces ... reinforces enemy propaganda ...In the rhetorical world of Bush-Cheney war, we are deployed forever, until we leave. "Get it? Got it. Good."
