The Phony Debate: Congress could agree on a new Iraq strategy, if its leaders would allow it

Washington Post ^ | 21 July 2007 | Staff

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THE SENATE Democratic leadership spent the past week trying to prove that Congress is deeply divided over Iraq, with Democrats pressing and Republicans resisting a change of course. In fact that's far from the truth. A large majority of senators from both parties favor a shift in the U.S. mission that would involve substantially reducing the number of American forces over the next year or so and rededicating those remaining to training the Iraqi army, protecting Iraq's borders and fighting al-Qaeda. President Bush and his senior aides and generals also support this broad strategy, which was formulated by the bipartisan Baker-Hamilton commission. Mr. Bush recently said that "it's a position I'd like to see us in."

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The Washington Post succinctly and clearly outlines the likely outcome of the Iraq War.

What they don't say is that the Democrats are invested in seeing a defeat sufficient to obviate any Republican chances in 2008 and beyond. The Democrats are worse than wrong. They are seeking a defeat of the United States not of the Repulican Party.

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President needs to get out and explain why he alone is commander, and not them, Maybe Cheney can work on that today.

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Democrat Majority Press keeps propelling the idea Congress can determine Troop levels.