Sherry Chandler

Five years. So?

A report from World Public Opinion has this to say to Mr. Cheney’s “So?”

In sharp contrast to views recently expressed by Vice President Cheney, a new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe government leaders should pay attention to public opinion polls and that the public should generally have more influence over government leaders than it does.

I am making this post as a follow up to Max’s comment , which I want you all to read (scroll down).

From ThinkProgress:

This morning, on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, ABC’s Good Morning America aired an interview with Vice President Cheney on the war. During the segment, Cheney flatly told White House correspondent Martha Raddatz that he doesn’t care about the American public’s views on the war:

CHENEY: On the security front, I think there’s a general consensus that we’ve made major progress, that the surge has worked. That’s been a major success.

RADDATZ: Two-third of Americans say it’s not worth fighting.

CHENEY: So?

So?

• 4,307 coalition deaths — 4,000 Americans, two Australians, 175 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, one Czech, seven Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Fijian, one Hungarian, 33 Italians, one Kazakh, one Korean, three Latvian, 22 Poles, three Romanians, five Salvadoran, four Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians — in the war in Iraq as of March 24, 2008
• 29,395 wounded by official count.
• 655,000 Iraqis dead
• 3.4 million Iraqis displaced.
• $500 billion dollars in war costs. (See sidebar). That is nearly $1,500 per U.S. citizen.

The Karl Rove version:

On Fox News’s The O’Reilly Factor last night, former Bush adviser Karl Rove defended the invasion of Iraq five years ago, saying that “if we win,” it “will send a powerful message throughout the Islamic world.” Claiming that “the Muslim world is waiting to see who is going to win the conflict” between “al Qaeda” and “the West,” Rove argued that a continued U.S. presence could create “energy for reform throughout the Middle East.”

“By winning, we will send a powerful message that the momentum is on our side,” said Rove. “And it will rally the Muslim world to us.”

The Bushistas have wanted to run this country as though it were their empire. The American people don’t think SO.

They want us to think bullheadedness is steadfastness. The American people don’t think SO.

They want us to think stupid is smart. The American people don’t think SO.

There are smarter ways to win this conflict bring terrorists to justice and to make the American presence in the world a force for good. Either Barack Obama with his multicultural background or Hillary Clinton with her legacy of good will can restore the prestige and benevolent power of the United States.

But all presidents are politicians (see this from The Left Coaster) and subject to the temptations of power, and Bush will leave a wildly empowered presidency, so it’s also important to restore balance to our government. Jeremiah Wright says governments fail. And so they do. That’s why the founders wrote checks and balances into our Constitution. The court is compromised. So whoever is president, we need to make sure we have solid liberal majorities in the House and Senate to restore oversight and protect our interests.

To quote Max:

SO ………………

America VOTE.

All republicans supported and continue to support those NeoCon policies. We need bigger majorities in the Congress and Senate to properly manage this fiasco.

Vote a Democratic Ticket. Get rid of them all, put responsible people in office at all levels.

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