By E&P Staff
Published: February 17, 2007 6:30 PM ET
NEW YORK "TREASON" screamed the front page of the New York Post today, in reaction to Friday's vote in the House of Representatives which easily passed a nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's troop surge in Iraq. Seventeen Republicans joined the Democrats in that vote.
The Post's Ralph Peters called it "the most disgraceful congressional action since the Democratic Party united to defend slavery"-- roughly 150 years ago.
Peters charged, "Providing aid and comfort to the enemy in wartime is treason. It's not 'just politics.' It's treason....
"The vote was a huge morale booster for al Qaeda, for Iraq's Sunni insurgents, and for the worst of the Shia militias....
"We've reached a low point in the history of our government when a substantial number of legislators would welcome an American defeat in Iraq for domestic political advantage. ...
"If you were an Iraqi, would you be willing to trust Americans and risk your life after the United States Congress voted to abandon you?"
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"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." -- Reichmarschall Hermann Goering
