The Republican "small price" of losing a loved one.

When right wing nutbags attempt to portray MoveOn's Petraeus ad as an insult to the troops, perhaps they should ponder on this comment from John Boehner that "the loss in blood" of American troops every month in Iraq is a "small price" to pay.

Try telling the windows and orphans of this war that the price they are paying is a "small" one.

Will the same Republicans who effected faux outrage over MoveOn demand that Boehner make an apology? No. The excuses will start here...

Wolf Blitzer: "The loss in blood, the Americans who are killed every month, how much longer do you think this commitment, this military commitment is going to require?"

And Mr. Boehner responded:

"The investment that we're making today will be a small price if we're able to stop al Qaeda here, if we're able to stabilize the Middle East, it's not only going to be a small price for the near future, but think about the future for our kids and their kids."

Note the lie, that this war is against al Qaeda, the myth that this is what the US is facing in Iraq. That lie is what Boehner is using to justify the "small price" that he thinks the US is paying.