"A rare moment in history"

"Insulting Allawi and Bush and the whole speech, speaking so harshly of that unique moment is an insult not to Bush or Allawi but to both the Iraqi and American nations, and yes that goes for everyone who did that," writes Ali of Iraq the Model, adding that "I’m not pro-Bush and I’m not pro-Allawi, but I stand firmly with the new Iraq and with America":

Allawi’s speech was articulate, impressive and honest, and most Iraqis I talked to lately share the same opinion with me, but much more impressive was the reaction of all members of the Congress who were there. That was the American people there, the whole American nation, not just Republicans, standing and cheering not Allawi but what he stood for; IRAQ. They were showing support and friendship to Iraq not Allawi, and that was a rare moment in history where the two nations Iraq and America stood as equal friends, no actually it was more like family as one American friend described.

Echos from the front of Ann Althouse's insight [via InstaPundit] that Kerry's "final, fatal mistake was criticizing and contradicting Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi when he was visiting the U.S.":

Kerry is in a very difficult position needing to criticize Bush's handling of the war, because the criticism itself seems damaging to the war effort. Bringing Allawi to the U.S. and linking him to the Bush campaign message was a powerful political move by Bush, but it was not a checkmate. Yet it forced Kerry into a terrible blunder. The grisly takedown has begun:

BUSH: This brave man came to our country to talk about how he's risking his life for a free Iraq, which helps America. And Sen. Kerry held a press conference and questioned Mr. Allawi's credibility. You can't lead this country if your ally in Iraq feels like you question his credibility.

CHENEY: I must say I was appalled at the complete lack of respect Sen. Kerry showed for this man of courage. Ayad Allawi is our ally. He stands beside us in the war against terror. John Kerry is trying to tear him down and to trash all the good that has been accomplished, and his words are destructive.

And we were there, live blogging Mr. Allawi just as he finished up his heart-stopping, historical speech on Thursday and the tone-deaf, Klueless Kerry droned in with his absurdly inappropriate assertion that the Iraqi prime minister was at fault for supposedly contradicting himself.

Comments

[Tony Zimnoch]

Greetings From England.
You know,we have a (in)famous Soccer team Called MILLWALL FC.They have supporters who visit other soccer grounds.Start fights Invade the pitch.Generally give soccer a bad name. Rather than be ashamed,they chant/sing songs during the game..."No One Likes Us ,We Dont Care..." They sing over& over again.Sounds a bit like your Mr Bush?