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Thursday, May 31 at 11:40 AM

Robert J. McBride of Evergreen writes:

At the Teheran conference of November 1943, involving Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, the need for secrecy and deception about the allied plans for the invasion of Europe to destroy the Third Reich, was a major order of business. Churchill advised Stalin that “in wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.”
The allies created a web of deceit, disinformation, lies and propaganda unlike anything ever attempted before in history. It was this strategy and these tactics that permitted D-Day to be successful, against all odds. For, as a result of these actions Hitler could not concentrate his forces on a single, or a few invasion target areas , but rather had to cover multiple possible invasion points, thereby making them more vulnerable at the real point of attack.
Had this deception not been successful, the D-Day invasion would have been a failure and for a lot of reasons, ultimately Hitler would have won the war.
The Democrats in Congress appear to dismiss Churchill’s advice and wish not only to advise the enemy that we will withdraw our troops from IRAQ, but provide a timetable for doing so.
As Goethe said, and it is so appropriate for this Congress, “There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.”
I can only assume the Demo crates want to save secrecy and deception for use only on the American public, but be up front and truthful with our enemies.

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READER COMMENTS

In my opinion, it's a lost cause, no matter if we leave today or 50 years from now. All that changes is the number of soldiers we lose and the terrorists we inadvertently train for the bad guys.

If it makes you feel better to rail against the boogeyman...I mean Democrats...by all means go ahead. But there isn't a whole lot of support for this fiasco on either side of the aisle.

It's so intellectually lazy to attribute a set of beliefs to any group of people. All Republicans don't think alike, and neither do Democrats. The tactic of demonizing your opponent is actually very harmful to our Republic, no matter which side does it.

Posted by Tim on May 31, 2007 02:16 PM

Robert J. McBride,

Are you really comparing the war-making power of WWII Germany to the situation in Iraq?

Could there be two things less bound by similarity?

Your premise is so shaky it's a veritable earthquake of inanity, and your conclusion so inept that I can't imagine how you didn't feel utterly without hope when you read it back.

You did read it back didn't you?
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Otherwise, I enjoyed your letter.

Posted by Charles B on May 31, 2007 04:07 PM

“There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.”

This pretty much sums up your letter, Robert.

Posted by Dan on May 31, 2007 04:56 PM

Oh pleeeeaaaase. "secrecy and deception... on the American public" is the very definition of the corrupt and evil current administration. Try again, you are brainwashed.

Posted by J on May 31, 2007 04:57 PM

Don't worry Robert the enemy won't ever hear of our plans for this war because as it stands now with the President we have none.

Posted by larrymc on May 31, 2007 05:26 PM

Great letter Mr. McBride
The change in attitude of the politicians in control during WWII and those in control now is stunning. If the dems of today were spewing their garbage and sleeping with the enemy back then as they are now, they would be brought up on charges of high treason and hanged by the neck until sane.
Charles B wrote
Are you really comparing the war-making power of WWII Germany to the situation in Iraq?
Personally, I believed you missed the point of the letter. But then you know that already.

Posted by skeptical on May 31, 2007 06:53 PM

"Hanged by the neck until sane"-that's the best one I've heard since I can't remember when!

Posted by Jimminy on June 1, 2007 07:33 AM