LIE OF THE WEEK: 07-20-2007
Defense Undersecretary Eric Edelman on publicly discussing a withdrawal from Iraq:
“Premature and public discussion of the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq reinforces enemy propaganda that the United States will abandon its allies in Iraq, much as we are perceived to have done in Vietnam, Lebanon and Somalia.”
THE TRUTH: This type of political smear is absolutely the lowest form of unpatriotic behavior. Associating the free speech of American citizens and political leaders in discussing a critical issue of public policy with enemy propaganda shows how little the current administration values actual American rights and values. This is especially ironic in that the spread of American values is their only remaining justification for the Iraq war, since all other justifications have fallen away after being proven to be untrue.
“Premature and public discussion of the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq reinforces enemy propaganda that the United States will abandon its allies in Iraq, much as we are perceived to have done in Vietnam, Lebanon and Somalia.”
THE TRUTH: This type of political smear is absolutely the lowest form of unpatriotic behavior. Associating the free speech of American citizens and political leaders in discussing a critical issue of public policy with enemy propaganda shows how little the current administration values actual American rights and values. This is especially ironic in that the spread of American values is their only remaining justification for the Iraq war, since all other justifications have fallen away after being proven to be untrue.
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