[Sleeping Beauty]

The Dems consider Iraq to be their best issue against Republicans in the ‘08 elections. Despite all the bluster in recent months, the very last thing the Dems actually want is our soldiers to come home. If that happened, their best issue goes up in smoke. The Dems want to be seen trying to bring the troops home, but being blocked by Bush and the Republicans. That way they can say, “see, we tried, but without more seats in Congress and the Oval Office itself, there’s nothing we can do.” This will be their campaign all next year. And unless Iraq looks a hell of a lot better than it does now (and I doubt it), their plan will work like a charm. Tack on to that the Bush/GOP sellout on immigration and 2008 is looking pretty bleak for Repubicans.

Brilliant. You got it.

The only way to trump the Dims is to win this war before 2008, now that we have the money.

[mwl1]

It’s analogous to Vietnam in 1972. Only some of the troops need to be home, but the tide of the war must be demonstrably in our favor, even with the MSM bias against the Administration.