Apocalypse Now Redux Edition

"My fellow Americans, I will try to summarize why my party and I 'torpedoed' the Senate proposal to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq. We simply have the best interest of our next generation of political leaders at heart. After all, if myself and the rest of my generation of politicians couldn't waste most of our time and campaign rhetoric bickering about who did or didn't do what during Vietnam, we'd be forced to actually address the real problems facing our nation. By ensuring that our country remains bogged down in yet another pointless conflict we are securing that same right for those who will succeed us one day. And I don't know about all of you, but an America where politicians are expected to do real work on behalf of those who elected them is not an America I want to live in. Thank you, and God Bless America."