I would like to take a moment to remember our recent past and the ever growing hypocrisy of the left. To accomplish this task I am going to pull out a number of events from the United States’ recent history that the left should be familiar with.

 The first of these events is a US President who committed US Troops to foreign soil without taking the time to consider that nation’s, or global, sensitivities and feelings on the matter. This president committed these troops without seeking approval from congress. This was an act that was unilateral in nature. It was an act of war based on a horrible tyrant that needed to be removed because he was attempting to commit ethnic cleansing. It is a war that continues to cost tax payer dollars a great deal of time after this president declared mission accomplished.

 For those who think that I might be referring to George W. Bush and Iraq; you are wrong. I am referring to William Jefferson Clinton and his war in Bosnia. How the left can claim that George W. Bush is some kind of criminal is beyond me. He conferred with foreign countries for support. He achieved support of other countries in this. He put the motion to congress. He achieved congressional support. Sadam Hussein had used weapons of mass destruction to kill a million Kurdish people along his northern border. This was an act of ethnic cleansing that is well documented. Sadam Hussein ignored and made mockery of more than a dozen UN resolutions and several attempts to inspect his country. These were inspections that were necessary because he had a well documented doctrinal capability to produce and utilize these weapons of mass destruction.

 To this I say I am amazed that so many people didn’t see through the many rouses and parlor tricks of Sadam. He repeatedly kicked the weapons inspectors out for weeks on end before allowing them to come back and inspect the facilities that they were scheduled to inspect before they were ousted. It is the equivalent of a police officer being duped by someone that he was searching for drugs by the suspect saying “hey look over there for a second” while he disposes of any incriminating evidence.

 As for the “mission accomplished” vilification of the W. which was stated, and is often misrepresented by the progressives, on a carrier that had accomplished its mission for that tour and was returning home.

 Maybe the progressives ought to stop and take a good long look at themselves before pointing fingers at others.