Some Then and Now From The Left

This is what some have said in the past……………..
“This war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything.” Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), April 19, 2007
“As many had foreseen, the escalation has failed to produce the intended results…The increase in US forces has had little impact in curbing the violence or fostering political reconciliation.” Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), June 13, 2007
“Bush’s strategy of increasing troops in Iraq is “a failed policy wrapped in illusion.” Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), April 24, 2007
On the New York Times editorial asserting the initial success of the Iraq troop surge: “I dismiss it at as rhetoric. I dismiss it as — you know, in my estimation, the things that I measure are not — oil production, electricity production, water. Only two hours of electricity. I don’t know where they were staying. I don’t know what they saw. But I know this, that it’s not getting better. It’s rhetorical is what is getting better. It’s over-optimist. It’s an illusion.” Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), July 31, 2007
On the troop surge strategy: “This is a dangerously wrong-headed strategy that will drive America deeper into an unwinnable swamp at a great cost. It is wrong to place American troops into the middle of Iraq’s civil war.
We cannot escape the reality that there will be no military solution in Iraq…More American troops, treasure and casualties will not change this reality.” Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), January 10, 2007
On the troop surge strategy: “a categorical, catastrophic…[and] abject failure.” Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA), June 29, 2007
“The prospects that the current ‘surge’ strategy will succeed in the way originally envisioned by the President are very limited…Unless we recalibrate our strategy in Iraq to fit our domestic political conditions and the broader needs of U.S. national security, we risk foreign policy failures that could greatly diminish our influence in the region and the world.” Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), June 25, 2007
“According to polls, the vast majority of Americans disagree with President Bush’s plan to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq to quell sectarian violence. I, too, disagree with the troop surge. The question now before the U.S. Senate is how best to send a strong, clear, bipartisan message to the President to express our disagreement and urge him to instead consider all options and alternatives.” Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), January 29, 2007
“Twenty thousand American soldiers are too few to end this civil war in Iraq and too many American lives to risk on top of those we’ve already lost.” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), January 10, 2007
“I continue to believe that it is a mistake to send more U.S. troops to Baghdad, which is engulfed by sectarian strife…I have repeatedly expressed directly to the president my opposition to his plan to increase the overall number of American troops in Iraq.” Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), April 26, 2007
And this is what some of them are saying now……………
“It’s working. We’re just years too late in our tactics,” she said, referring to the beefed-up U.S. troop presence battling insurgents in Iraq, including war-torn Anbar province.Hillary Clinton Aug 20, 2007
As we are seeing military progress, any political scene is discouraging. SEN. DICK DURBIN
in response to the question do you agree with your colleague there are some signs of military progress here?
Sure, there are, John. We have said in the beginning, our troops are doing their job. SEN. Bob Casey
Knowing all this, how can someone who opposed the war now call for continuing the new directions that have been taken in Iraq? The answer is that the people, strategies and facts on the ground have changed for the better and those changes justify changing our position on what should be done. Democrat Rep. Brian Baird
AA successful Report from Petraeus would be “a real big problem for us.” Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.)
“We are also encouraged by continuing positive results – in al Anbar Province, from the recent decisions of some of the Sunni tribes to turn against al Qaeda and cooperate with coalition force efforts to kill or capture its adherents,”Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman (D) Carl Levin

Wild Thing’s comment……..
Awhile back I listed the quotes from all the Dems that said there were WMD, the quotes were said during the Clinton years in the White House and also right after 9-11. Madeline Albright, Bill Clinton and the list of Democrat names goes on and on saying there absolutely were WMD.
Now the quotes about the Surge and it is interesting how there is a similarity in so many of the same people being negative about our troops and those that said oh heck yes Saddam has WMB and needs to be taken out, we need to go to Iraq.
Just thought I would show you this, it is kind of interesting I think. Even though we all know the obvious, that they change with the wind to whatever suits them. They have no substance at all…..nothing.