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"Out on a limb"
Joe Lieberman political cartoon
May 14, 2004...
The following is an excerpt from an editorial by Senator
Joe Lieberman in the Wall Street Journal:
We cannot allow the prison scandal in Iraq to diminish our
own American sense of national honor and purpose, or
further erode support for our just and necessary cause in
Iraq. American opponents of the war may try to do the
latter, while foreign critics and enemies of the United
States will try to do the former. The misdeeds of a few do
not alter the character of our nation or the honor of the
many who serve in our defense--and the world's--every day.
Winning the war we are now fighting in Iraq against Saddam
loyalists and jihadist terrorists remains critical to the
security of the American people, the freedom of the Iraqi
people, and the hopes of all the Middle East for stability
and peace. The misdeeds of a few do not alter the
character of our nation or the honor of the many who serve
in our defense--and the world's--every day. Winning the
war we are now fighting in Iraq against Saddam loyalists
and jihadist terrorists remains critical to the security
of the American people, the freedom of the Iraqi people,
and the hopes of all the Middle East for stability and
peace.
Many argue that we can only rectify the wrongs done in the
Iraqi prisons if Donald Rumsfeld resigns. I disagree.
Unless there is clear evidence connecting him to the
wrongdoing, it is neither sensible nor fair to force the
resignation of the secretary of defense, who clearly
retains the confidence of the commander in chief, in the
midst of a war. I have yet to see such evidence. Secretary
Rumsfeld's removal would delight foreign and domestic
opponents of America's presence in Iraq.
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