I, like most people, didn't know Abu Gharib's anniversary was here. Lucky for us, we had Ted Kennedy wobbling around to remind us. Kennedy read a
lengthy statement from the Senate floor reminding us of the scandal, or at least the anniversary of when the story broke.
Why would Kennedy or any Democrat attempt to place this back into the public spotlight with this speech? It's quite simple, actually. Abu Gharib marked one of the most critical moments of the Bush Administration's popularity. The media aligned with the Democrats to use the scandal to trash the Administration every chance they got for months on end, although the Administration had nothing to do with the scandal. In fact,
top Army officials were cleared of any wrongdoing only days ago.
The Democrats' criticism of Abu Gharib was more about political advancement more than any real humanitarian concern. Some probably were legitimately appalled, sure, but it was also during a campaign year that could have possibly booted President Bush out of office.
The left knew the stakes, and they were willing to do whatever it took to recapture the White House, particularly with the financial backup of MoveOn.org and the left-wing 587s which were (and still is) crucial to the Democratic Party's agenda. Bashing the military was just one of the perks, since most of them have never shown any concern for the military in decades. National security is anathema to the left anyway; the United States is the cause of it's own problems.
The truth is, the media in conjunction with the Democratic Party pose more of a problem to the War in Iraq as well as the War on Terror than any scandal. Any bad press that comes from it is guaranteed to be used by the Democrats as cannon fodder in order to attack the Republicans with. It's time for the American people to ask the Democrats again, "What side are you on?" They asked the Democrats that in 04, and they didn't like the answer. The Democrats need to get their priorities straight, or they won't like the answer in 06 or 08.
