When All Else Fails...Invoke 9/11

In watching the House debate this week...I am struck, but not surprised, but how the desperate Republicans are trying to defend themselves.

I've heard some argue Democrats are trying to take a stand against the escalation because they willl win the 2008 election. While I am sure the fact that they're on the good side of public opinion for once is in the back of the their mind, I think they're taking a stand against the escalation not because it will help them win in 2008, but because it is WHY they won in 2006...and also because it's stupid.

Most of all, as a New Yorker who lives seven miles from what still is a giant hole in the ground in Lower Manhattan...I am so SICK of hearing these Republicans invoke 9/11 EVERY TIME they talk about this...especially when they talk about Iraq. Today I saw the following people invoke 9/11 when mentioning why we're in Iraq.

September 11th is NOT a GOP talking point. It is NOT the defense of everything. Our soldiers are not referring a civil war because of 9/11. Our soldiers did not overthrow Saddam Hussein because of 9/11. I am so sick and tired of them justifying every stupid thing they do by invoking 9/11.

"You have to remember 9/11", "We are fighting to prevent another 9/11" "We are in a new world because of 9/11" "To retreat is to forget the victims of 9/11"

ENOUGH...STOP USING MY HOMETOWN'S WORST DAY AS YOUR DEFENSE FOR EVERYTHING...ENOUGH!

Say the truth, we invaded Baghdad with sketchy intelligence (which we wouldn't have used to invade anyone else) just so we can set up a Petroleum Republic, which will then allow Halliburton to reconstruct the country and give Texaco and ExxonMobil good deals on oil leases and make them a hell of a lot of money.

And the question remains...would have negotiated a deal with North Korea IF they had oil in their territory.