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Dems Have A Long History Of Disparaging U.S. Troops
FACT: Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Implied U.S. Troops Were Uneducated:
Sen. Kerry: "You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't you get stuck in Iraq." (NBC 4's Website, www.nbc4.tv, Accessed 10/31/06)
FACT: Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Previously Accused U.S. Troops Of Terrorizing Children:
Sen. Kerry: "[T]here is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children ..." (CBS' "Face The Nation," 12/4/05)
FACT: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Compared U.S. Troops To Nazis:
Sen. Durbin: "If I ... did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners [at Guantanamo] in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their Gulags, or some mad regime, Pol Pot, or others that had no concern for human beings. Sadly, that is not the case. This was the action of Americans in the treatment of their prisoners." (Sen. Richard Durbin, Congressional Record, 6/14/05 p. S6594)
FACT: Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) Said American Soldiers "Help Recruit Terrorists":
Rep. Murtha: "So things have gotten worse with our troops on the ground. What I'm saying is, our troops are the targets. They help recruit terrorists. That's the thing that worries me. We need to have a bipartisan solution to this thing." (CBS' "Face The Nation," 10/29/06)
Rep. Murtha Is "Not Sure" American Troops Made A Difference In The Death Of Zarqawi. CNN's Elaine Quijano: "Is it fair to say that this, this attack and the death of Abu Masab al Zarqawi wouldn't have happened if U.S. Troops were not on the ground?" Rep. Murtha: "Well, I'm not sure about that. I'm not sure they couldn't have done it from outside." (CNN's "Live Today," 6/8/06)
Rep. Murtha Claims Americans Are Driving Iraqis Out Of The Country, Just Like Saddam Hussein. Rep. Murtha: "Almost 900,000 people left when Saddam Hussein was there ... The time we have been there, 900,000 people have left the county." (Rep. John Murtha, Congressional Record, 6/15/06, p. H4027)
FACT: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Compared United States Military To Saddam Hussein And Accused U.S. Troops Of Being Part Of The Problem In Iraq:
Sen. Kennedy: "On March 19, 2004, President Bush asked: 'Who would prefer that Saddam's torture chambers still be open?' Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam's torture chambers reopened under new management-U.S. management." (Sen. Ted Kennedy, Congressional Record, 5/10/04, p. S5058)
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Sen. Kennedy: 'The U.S. military presence has become part of the problem, not part of the solution,' Kennedy said in remarks prepared for delivery at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies." (Lolita C. Baldor, "Kennedy Calls For Troop Withdrawal, Says Military Is Fueling Insurgents," The Associated Press, 1/27/05)
FACT: The Dems' Choice To Be Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Criticized Resolution Supporting Troops:
Rep. Pelosi Called Resolution To Support Troops "Bitter Pill." "As to the resolution in support of the troops, Ms. Pelosi regards it as 'a bitter pill.' Ever the pragmatist, she delivered a speech in opposition to its wording, then voted in favor." (Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "With Democrats Divided On War, Pelosi Faces Leadership Test," The New York Times, 4/1/03)
FACT: Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) Compared The War Being Fought By U.S. Soldiers To The Holocaust:
Rep. Rangel: "[The Iraq War] is the biggest fraud ever committed on the people of this country. ... This is just as bad as the 6 million Jews being killed." (Lloyd Grove, "Rangel In 'Holocaust' Firestorm," New York Daily News, 6/9/05)
FACT: Eleven House Democrats Voted Against Expressing Support And Thanks To U.S. Soldiers Serving In Iraq:
In 2003, Eleven House Democrats Voted Against Expressing Support And Thanks To U.S. Military Personnel Serving In Operation Iraqi Freedom. (H. Con. Res. 104, CQ Vote #83: R 392-11: D 167-11; I 1-0, 3/21/03)
FACT: Rep. Pelosi And House Democrats Have Repeatedly Voted To Prohibit Or Prevent ROTC And Military Recruiters On College Campuses:
In 2004, Rep. Pelosi And 77 Other House Democrats Voted Against Bill Prohibiting "Universities That Bar Access To Reserve Officer Training Corps Or Military Recruiters From Receiving Certain Federal Funding." (H.R. 3966, CQ Vote #101: Passed 343-81: R 220-2; D 123-78; I 0-1, 3/30/04)
All House Democrats Voted To Stall The Bill. "[M]otion to order the previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on adoption of the rule (H Res 580) to provide for House floor consideration of the bill that would prohibit universities that bar access to Reserve Officer Training Corps or military recruiters from receiving certain federal funding." (H.R. 3966, CQ Vote #98: Motion Agreed To 223-202: R 223-0; D 0-201; I 0-1, 3/30/04)
In 2005, Rep. Pelosi And 82 Other House Democrats Voted Against "Resolution That Would Express The Sense Of The Congress That The Executive Branch Should Aggressively Challenge Any Decision That Impedes The Implementation Of An Existing Ban On Most Federal Funding For Universities That Do Not Grant Equal Access To Military Recruiters." (H. Con. Res. 36, CQ Vote #16: Adopted 327-84: R 223-0; D 104-83; I 0-1, 2/2/05)
In 2006, Rep. Pelosi And 63 Other House Democrats Voted Against Resolution That Institutions Of Higher Education Should Provide Military Recruiters With The Same Access Provided To Any Other Employer In Order To Be Eligible To Receive Certain Federal Funding. (H. Con. Res. 354, CQ Vote #39: Motion Agreed To 347-65: R 222-0; D 125-64; I 0-1, 3/14/06)
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JULY 31, 2011, 5:32 AM
