Happy Anniversary Harry Reid!

Today is the one year anniversary of Harry Reid’s infamous pronouncement that the Iraq war was lost. He uttered his disgraceful words before the troop surge was even completely in place, making it look more like wishful thinking than an honest assessment. The U.S. military reported that the 28,000 troops required for the surge were not in Iraq and ready to start surge operations until June 15, 2007.

From Politico Playbook:

One year ago today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters: “[T]his war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything.” The traditional one-year anniversary gift is paper (books, etc.), but the modern gift is clocks. Senators always find both useful.

Tomorrow will be the one year anniverary of Al Jazeera’s coverage of Reid’s defeatist words to the Arab world:

The US war in Iraq is lost and a further build-up of US troops in the country will not recover the situation, the senior Democrat in the US senate has said.

“This war is lost, and this surge is not accomplishing anything, as is shown by the extreme violence in Iraq this week,” Harry Reid, the senate Democratic majority leader, told reporters.

Reid, who held talks with George Bush on Wednesday, said he told the president that he thought the war could not be won through military force.

Only political, economic and diplomatic means could bring success, he said.

By early ‘08, evidence that the surge was successful was made clear by the media’s complete loss of interest in covering the war.

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Well wishers who would like to acknowledge Reid’s moment of shame, may do so in the comments.

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And by “well wishes” I mean this.

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Here is the video, (if your stomach can take it):

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UPDATE:

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Irony of ironies. Today is also Patriot’s Day. Jules Crittenden reminds us what true Patriots look like.*

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*Yes, I’m questioning Harry Reid’s patriotism. I most certainly am.

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It is also the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. Dave in Texas commemorates at AOSHQ.

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