[zeller the zealot]

So the full court press begins. The Liberal Media Whores knew Bush would lose Republicans over the immigration issue. Is the based demoralized enough to leave him stranded on Iraq? Can we support him to the degree he needs us at this point in the war? We can, if people are willing. If not, America is even more demoralized in defeat. Why not flood the phone lines of congress on this one? Will the "all great and all knowing Maha Rushie" care enough about our military to whip his own troops into action? I doubt it. But it would nice to be wrong. We can win this war. The press be damned.

[Retired Chemist]

I’m getting really concerned that the Iraqis will not step up an shoulder the load.

[ruschpa]

This was the lead on CNN tonight.

It’s too late for Bush’s surge strategy. All Congressmen are looking toward the elections in ‘08 and with the popularity of the war waaaaay down, they’re going to abandon the surge.

Bush should have tried this a year or two ago when some other Republicans were for it...

Its sad to say but he just does not have the support in Congress anymore...its over.

[Son House]

Democrat Majority Press is just hoping to promote the idea no progress was made in Iraq, and they have to overlook the
Iraqi Police and Military to elaborate on ‘Government’ failing grades.
Then, after they get their surrender implmented, they’ll tell Americams how stupid we were for giving up when the Iraqi Forces were close to standing on their own.
The hard Military work of our own Troops also is being overlooked,
as they have forged relationships with the Iraqi Citizens to help clear Al Qadah.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Bttt

[tobyhill]

The benchmarks that the media are blabbing about are things like allowing the Batthist to rejoin the government. That ain’t going to happen! The two biggest issues are security and an oil law which is well within reach if the Iraqi Parliament would get on the ball.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Is the based demoralized enough to leave him stranded on Iraq? “

You have it backward. The RINO’s will now hang Bush as revenge for the Conservatives hanging Bush and the RINO’s over immigration.

Conservatives aren’t walking on this issue. The RINO’s are walking.

[Bryan24]

Folks, you all need to take your rose-colored glasses off.

We would need 500,000 troops, which we don’t even have available, to begin to get real control of Iraq.

The Muslims (Sunni and Shia) are willing to kill themselves and at the current rate of attrition they have a limitless supply of young people to recruit from. There is an old adage about starting a line of Chinese walking into the ocean, and it would never stop because of the growth rate of China. It is the same with the Jihad recruiters. They have a never ending supply of young men to recruit.

We can’t convinve the religious rulers to put a damper on the violence. Without that, there is no hope in Iraq.

I expect this midterm report to be very ugly.