Frist’s Post-Election Revelation: We Are ‘Not Winning’ In Iraq

As Americans, we should never give credence, again, to any politician who lies like a rug about factual issues before an election and then, immediately, says just the opposite after the election.

We, the people, have been much too tolerant of official lying and we must change that.

Think Progress » Frist’s Post-Election Revelation: We Are ‘Not Winning’ In Iraq:

What a difference an election makes. In July, Frist said the conservative national security message for 2006 was, “We’re for staying the course in Iraq and the war on terror.” And as recently as last month, Frist said the U.S. was making “tremendous progress” in Iraq.

I’m confident that we are making tremendous progress in hunting down and killing the murderers of Islamic fascism, in stabilizing the democratic governments of Afghanistan and Iraq and in winning the generational struggle that is the War on Terror.What a difference an election makes. In July, Frist said the conservative national security message for 2006 was, “We’re for staying the course in Iraq and the war on terror.” And as recently as last month, Frist said the U.S. was making “tremendous progress” in Iraq.