Hillary's latest lie
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The Washington Post today assailed MSM, liberals and critics of the war. But I repeat myself. It is a fine editorial by a newspaper that too many conservatives dismiss as "lefty." The Post editorial fact checks Hillary's claim that "civilian deaths have risen."
One would, to correct her poor English, have to "suspend [dis]belief" to accept her account of events.
The Post found otherwise: "A month later, there isn't much room for such debate, at least about the latest figures. In September, Iraqi civilian deaths were down 52 percent from August and 77 percent from September 2006 …
"During the first 12 days of October the death rates of Iraqis and Americans fell still further. So far during the Muslim month of Ramadan, which began Sept. 13 and ends this weekend, 36 U.S. soldiers have been reported as killed in hostile actions. That is remarkable given that the surge has deployed more American troops in more dangerous places and that in the past al-Qaeda has staged major offensives during Ramadan. Last year, at least 97 American troops died in combat during Ramadan. Al-Qaeda tried to step up attacks this year, U.S. commanders say — so far, with stunningly little success."
The whole Post editorial is here.
Hillary lied. For political gain, she flat-out lied. She voted for this war 5 years ago to give her credibility in this presidential campaign. In September, she dumped on the efforts of Gen. Petraeus, whom she dared to portray as a liar.
William Safire pegged her well in January 1996 when he called her a "congenital liar." He took heat for that. He spoke the truth to power before the phrase was co-opted by the power mad on the left.
The Post's objective in its editorial on Iraq. It concluded, "This doesn't necessarily mean the war is being won. U.S. military commanders have said that no reduction in violence will be sustainable unless Iraqis reach political solutions — and there has been little progress on that front. Nevertheless, it's looking more and more as though those in and outside of Congress who last month were assailing Gen. Petraeus's credibility and insisting that there was no letup in Iraq's bloodshed were — to put it simply — wrong."
But there is a greater war, one which a free people must always guard against and that is the demagoguery of people who seek power for power's sake.
In 1996, the controversy was her money-grubbing activity in the Whitewater scandal. They were able to put away a governor of Arkansas but her friends protected her by lying and refusing to testify.
12 years later, nothing has changed. Some lefties are distrustful of her. Given the choice between an ill-prepared young man and a third term for a congenital liar and her congenial liar husband, I would select the former.
The Post editorial is here. The hell William Safire caught is here.
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