Harry Reid Campaign: Saying ‘War is Lost’ Helped Win the War!
**Written by Doug Powers
Harry Reid is a genius when it comes to military tactics — just ask him.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently questioned the Harry Reid and Sharron Angle campaigns on various issues.
Here’s part of the Reid campaign’s explanation for why the Nevada Senator once said “the war is lost”:
On REID’S COMMENT THAT THE IRAQ ‘WAR IS LOST’
REID: At the time Sen. Reid made this comment, President Bush had been pursuing a failed, stay-the-course strategy that had cost thousands of American lives and billions of taxpayer dollars. Iraq appeared to be on the verge of a sectarian civil war. He was simply pointing out what our military leaders, including Gen. Petraeus, had been saying for months: that we could not win by staying the course; the war needed to be won diplomatically, politically, and economically. Sen. Reid and his colleagues were successful in forcing President Bush to finally abandon his failed approach and refocus on political reconciliation. This is what ultimately paved the way for the Iraqi government to take greater responsibility for Iraq’s future.
Sun Tzu himself couldn’t have thought up a more brilliant strategy. Congratulations, General Reid.
And all along we thought Reid was being pathetic and weak — I for one feel bad for ever criticizing him.
Here’s a flashback to when Harry “Patton” Reid rallied our brave men and women to victory with his trademark Churchillian leadership style:
There’s a big difference between “we can’t win unless…” and “we lost.” Harry Reid hopes nobody can tell the difference.
(h/t WZ)
**Written by Doug Powers
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Gads, I hope Sharron wins! This old slug slime needs to get the boot in Nov.!
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Dingy Harry, will you please go now?
Ya know, this makes my stomach turn. he will probably fool some of the voters all of the time, all of the voters some of the time, but hopefully not all of the voters all of the time.
sure harry, sure.
I see your point, but “win the war” is a stretch. The biggger stretch was from the Reid campaign, of course. So maybe you are making a stretch to make fun of a stretch? Oh, I get it now.
Treason by any other name . . . (apologies to Shakesphere).
The guy makes me sick.
reid is a pathetic piece of human waste.
Boy, was I fooled.
I can’t imagine anyone thinks we won! What did we “Win”?
This is so lame that it is insulting to the American people.
Dobby the house elve channeling George S. Patton:
“A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.”
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Didn’t we win all that oil BushCheneyHaliburton went to war over?I haven’t seen any of it yet.
I’d like to take a stick to that old toad.
Reid is a liar and a traitor.
As the Surge began, Reid and Pelosi desperately tried to stop our only chance for victory, because the believed a disastrous defeat in Iraq for our country would benefit them and the rest of the Democrats politically.
Liar.
Traitor.
This Nevada Senatorial contest is a good test of voter intelligence, perception, interest, and objectives. If Harry manages to win, we are probably doomed as a nation.
Remember with the left, up is down, right is wrong, black is white. So it is not surprising that Reid would call his defeatism a path to victory. The left is not about making sense, since they think everyone is as stupid as those who vote for them.
I thought it was paving the way for his retirement?
Well liberals, and the msm cannot tell the difference, or they just dont care that he is full of garbage. With a real free press, doublespeak like this would be followed by excoriation. But with our North Korea style media, that will never happen, other than in conservative blogs, and on FOX News Channel. Maybe a few independents will genuinely be fooled. But liberals can always count on the mind numbing stupidity of their constituents. And of course they can always count on the duplicity of the corrupt media.
Don’t forget that he also believes that losing 36000 jobs is a good thing.
So, maybe he should tell everyone his election is lost?
I guess Harry jumped the gun a little. The Ministry of Truth has not yet erased all record of his “the Iraq war is lost” speech.
Either that, or he is just a colossal dumbass.
What I can not understand, Rasmussen has Sharron and dingy tied at 45%!
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And Dingy Harry Reid may very well prevail in the November 2010 election. He may not be a military genius–but he has lots of bucks and knows how to win an election.
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REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER–Send him back to his beloved Searchlight, Nevada home.
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John Bibb
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BruceB: Great line!
Reid: Yes, my election is lost, because I am winning, er, losing, uh, win – where’s THEWON’s teleprompter to help me out>!>!>
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
——–John F. Kennedy
I don’t understand how this guy has an approval rating in the low teens, but is in a dead heat with Angle. Must be some of the “extremist” rhetoric is working. Would’ve preferred Tarkanian as he would be more likely to win, but as long as Reid is gone is what counts in the end.
what a disgusting piece of human dung he is. Like most if not all democraps he did not and does not care 1 iota about the troops. As as liberal it’s all about him, the little turd.
With Dem desperation, October is going to be interesting.
I’ve heard that the people of Baghdad are planning a statue in his honor.
Are Harry’s constituents so stupid that this drivel resonates, or are Harry’s constituents in Vegas unable to read english so what he says goes under the radar. This mumbling old fool has insulted virtually everyone at some time in his career, and like airy turds, he keeps floating to the top of the bowl.
Traitor.
Senile!
didn’t he say that Obambi was a “clean” person of color??
This doesn’t say as much about Reid’s lack of candor as it does about his very, very low opinion of the intelligence of everyone else around him.
They don’t just think you’re stupid. They think you’re effing stupid.
But then again, he’s been re-elected over and over, so maybe he has a point…
That’s important given how sensitive Reid’s nose is. The smell of constituents sickens him.
Don’t live in Nevada but have contributed to Sharron Angle in the past. I probably will contribute more. Her site shows (only) 3+ million in contributions but she will need a whole lot more. hint hint
Ding, ding, ding, ding….we have a winner!!!
What an unbelievable TWIT. Where is a meteorite when you need one.
Have more fun with Harry’s quotes here:
http://harryreidsoundboard.com/
Harry: You see, I was just using reverse psychology to get the troops to fight harder and win! You can thank me now.
He actually meant
‘I lost Iraq–I put it down somewhere…did someone check the fridge?’
Elect Anyone Butt Harry Reid – the poem
unashamed liar.
That’s actually good news. She was behind in recent polls. This would mean she’s getting momentum. This is winnable.
In other election news, the State Supreme Court thwarts Democrat plans to steal Congressional seats in Michigan.
Now, why would Muslims think that Obama is a Muslim?
Perhaps because Barack Hussein Obama “took Shahada”.
It is time to retire all these old-fashioned and warn out war slogans of the past:
Move over Nathan Hale. The courageous warrior Harry Reid wants to replace the failed war slogans of the past with one that is far more timely and progressive. It is a slogan that he says has been war tested and proven beyond doubt to inspire victory in the midst of the darkest battle:
Well, I might agree with Harry if I were French; but as an American, I simply say “Nuts!”
AHA! What a brilliant tactician!
He held off for so long in revealing the TRUE reason why he claimed it was lost, risking damaging himself politically so as to fool the Iraqi’s into believing they had to win it?
Dingy should be in uniform in Iraq. Question is, which one would he choose?
I wish dingy harry and his fat offshore account would just go away somewhere nice and quiet. Like a mental hospital.
Pretzel logic is no substitute for intellect … just ask Harry.
Yeah, like Reid’s tactic of hiding in his office when gold and blue star moms came calling. He’s a genius at acting idiotic.
Perhaps they are==McCainiacs are
sad to say.
You quoted the Las-Vegas Review Journal?
Have you ever head of RightHaven? They are the outfit who are suing anyone and everyone who quotes LRJ for copyright infringement. Apparently they bought the copyrights and are making a living from suing people who ‘violate the copyright’ – with a very liberal definition of what constitutes a ‘violation’.
Even Democratic Underground.
Just saying….
Effin brilliant.
Hmmm – maybe we should all join the Daily Kos and….oh, never mind. They’ll probably think I was serious.