White House accuses Senator Warner, and others of emboldening the enemy

While I'm not the biggest fan of Republican Senator John Warner (as seen here, here, here, here, and here), I certainly support the Congressional resolution opposing Bush's troop surge to Iraq (although I don't think it's NEARLY enough).

Today, Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused the Congress of emboldening the enemy by opposing the plan! Via the AP:

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that a congressional resolution opposing President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq undercuts U.S. commanders and "emboldens the enemy."

He also said the Pentagon was now studying whether it could accelerate the deployment of the five additional Army brigades that it has announced will be sent to Baghdad between now and May to bolster security in the capital.

At his first Pentagon news conference since taking office Dec. 18, Gates was asked his reaction to the debate in Congress over the effect of such a nonbinding resolution. "It's pretty clear that a resolution that in effect says that the general going out to take command of the arena shouldn't have the resources he thinks he needs to be successful certainly emboldens the enemy and our adversaries," he said.

Seriously, when the hell are these people going to realize that AMERICA ISN'T BUYING IT ANYMORE! To question the President, and the rest of our leadership, in any situation, at any time, no matter WHO is in the White House, is the patriotic thing to do!

[Cross posted on Capitol Talk!]