Senator “Pol Pot” Durbin
Senator Dick Durbin decided to “clarify” his inane absurdity where he compared the handling of Gitmo by our troops to the torturous brutality of the Nazis, Soviet gulags, and the Cambodian genocide masterminded by Pol Pot:
More than 1700 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq and our country’s standing in the world community has been badly damaged by the prison abuses at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. My statement in the Senate was critical of the policies of this Administration which add to the risk our soldiers face.
I will continue to speak out when I disagree with this Administration.
I have learned from my statement that historical parallels can be misused and misunderstood. I sincerely regret if what I said caused anyone to misunderstand my true feelings: our soldiers around the world and their families at home deserve our respect, admiration and total support.
The trouble is, Senator “Pol Pot” Durbin, that your clairification is just as despicable as your previous gaffe. With all due respect Senator “Pol Pot,” if you wanted to criticize the Bush Adminstration, then volley your pathetic rant at Bush directly not at the Troops. When you compare the Troops who are out risking their lives in 110 degree plus heat to Nazis, you are criticizing the Troops. Not only the Troops, but the families of those Troops who are sacrificing to protect my freedom and your freedom. How dare you deface their dignity and honor by fawning naiveity in the “historical parallels” you spat in the Senate on Wednesday!
Senator, if you truely loved our Troops, you would support them and refrain from making ridiculous and outlandish comparisions. Gitmo is a heckuva place. Free food, lots of Korans, and flashy orange jumpsuits. Our Troops go above and beyond and have to adhere to ungodly rules of conduct in handling the terrorist thugs chained there.
Senator “Pol Pot” Durbin, you knew exactly what you were doing when you uttered the “historical parallels.” You knew that you were harming our Nation’s reputation. You knew our enemies would take and insidiously insert your slithering prose into their television and print broadcasts to support their rhetoric of hate towards our Nation, our Allies, Iraq, and Afghanistan. You knew. Don’t hide behind mistunderstandings of “historical parallels.” You lied. You’re a disgrace. Period.