Time for the GOP to come up with some new ideas and clean up their act on character and integrity.
OK, let's talk abiout IRAQ.
The main thing we all agree with is we will leave when the mission is accomplished.
HOW DO YOU DEFINE THE MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ?
The problem as I see it is Bush keeps repeating this line without giving anyone an indication as to what state the country has to be in before we consider it stable.
Why can't we for instance give people a clear description of what Iraq should be like before we consider withdrawal ?
If they say have close to 400,000 in their army and 100,000 civilian police in Baghdad, would that be considered a good indicator that we can leave ?
To what level should we consider their army trained enough so that we can leave them to be able to defend themselves ?
THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS AMERICANS WANT ANSWERS TO. Unfortunately, Bush isn't doing a very good job communicating. Saying we will leave when the job is done is too vague, too general to give anyone solace.
As for the Dems, they're worse. All they're doing is giving the signal that they want to leave ASAP, leaving the country alone to fend for itself. Charles Rangel even threatens to withhold funds from Iraq leaving it similar to South Vietnam was in 1974.
So, to Bush --- TALK TO THE PEOPLE AND PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT YOUR PLANS. Don't give us generalities and vague apropisms that will leave us trying to parse and dissect what you mean.