[hotpotato]

Franken's hysterics began as soon as B.Q. challenged his claim that the Clinton administration "were building the military that won the war in Iraq and that won the war Afghanistan."

Now I'm really confused. I thought the left has decided we have not won the war in Iraq OR Afghanistan and that we are losing on both fronts.

[CyberAnt]

Yeah, I thought Iraq was a QUAGMIRE !!

[Samwise]

Now I'm really confused. I thought the left has decided we have not won the war in Iraq OR Afghanistan and that we are losing on both fronts.

Maybe I can explain...

Rule 1 of Liberalism: Facts, logic, and consistency are irrelevant.

[montag813]

Now I'm really confused. I thought the left has decided we have not won the war in Iraq OR Afghanistan and that we are losing on both fronts.

What's wrong with you? It's so simple. If a Democrat is in office we are winning; if a Republican than we are losing. Can't you get this simple logic?

[Timesink]

Now I'm really confused. I thought the left has decided we have not won the war in Iraq OR Afghanistan and that we are losing on both fronts.

While Al acts like one of the most rabid Naderite types on the planet, he's actually a DLCer. He's no far-left hardcore socialist; he's simply devoted himself to the Democratic Party and wants them to win at all costs. (I think he'd happily support GWB if Bush suddenly switched party affiliation. It's all about the RATS winning for Al, nothing more.) So the concept of him agreeing that we won Iraq and Afghanistan isn't at all hard to accept.