The Anti-Sam Brownback Blog

With the John Murtha brouhaha yesterday, I thought now might be a great time to revisit some of Senator Sam Brownback’s statements during the Kosovo conflict. I am sure he was completely supportive of President Clinton…

First up, story by the AP titled “Roberts, Brownback back troops but still question mission“:

Despite voting against NATO airstrikes on Yugoslavia, Kansas Sens. Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback said Wednesday they support U.S. troops involved in the effort to end the conflict in Kosovo.

‘’There isn’t any member of Congress now who doesn’t support the troops,'’ Roberts said.

But the Republican lawmakers, both of whom voted Tuesday against a resolution backing the mission, remained critical of the Clinton administration’s reasoning.

‘’It was ill-advised, ill-timed and a very dangerous action on our part,'’ said Brownback, a Foreign Relations Committee member

Next we have a press release from Brownback on May 4, 1999:

“The situation in Kosovo is a serious one deserving of deliberation and vigorous debate,” Brownback said. “At this point in time, the administration has not provided the members of the Senate with the information needed to make an informed decision. Therefore, I will vote to table the resolution.

“What is the objective? How do we define success? Is there a coherent and achievable plan of action? What price would we pay for this in terms of potential loss of lives? What about the monetary cost? Is escalation in the true national interest of the U.S.?

Finally, the kicker from a March 31, 1999 press release. Brownback you hypocritical partisan hack:

“Our men and women in uniform have performed magnificently in such a hostile terrain,” Brownback said. “They have shown the best the U.S. has to offer. I continue to implore the Clinton administration to present a clearly thought-out exit strategy from the hostilities in Kosovo.

“I oppose the use of U.S. combat ground troops. We should not insert U.S. ground troops into yet another Balkan military conflict.

“From the outset I thought it unwise for us to be in Kosovo, and I will be pushing to get our troops out of harms way as soon as possible,” Brownback said.

Once again, Senator Sam Brownback is shown to be a partisan hypocrite. Does he support the formation of an exit strategy from Iraq? No.

Sam “Hypocrite” Brownback ‘08