Reid also made his asinine “War is lost” comment on April 19, three weeks before the May 9 call for the immigration bill. It took about three weeks for the momentum to build. Duncan Hunter called for Reid to resign on April 28.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20070427-114313-4538r.htm
Looks like Harry Reid brought this up to save himself and to
cool off Bush and The Republicans on Iraq