The upside of the situation, is that now there is no political value for the Democrats to oppose the war. Now they must deal with it.
In fact, we ARE WINNING the war, so the best thing the Democrats can do at this time is HELP us to continue winning the war.
It gives us an opportunity to shift tactics dramatically, and this might not be all bad.
Bush can play "Good cop" with the Iraqi government telling them that now the Dems have Congress, the Iraqi government is going to have to really stand up or the Dems (bad cop) will pull the rug out from under him/them.
I think we can make this work in a way that we come out ahead.
The other thing, pretty soon we are going to be up against Iran and Syria... the Dems cannot gain politically by screwing that up. I think they will realize that we must PULL TOGETHER and win the WOT.
Of course, I am always an optimist..so I might be deluding myself.
Of course, I am always an optimist..so I might be deluding myself.
I am afraid you are too opimistic. You are under estimating the Democrats' greed for power and lack of concern with this country's welfare. They don't enact liberal social policies for the benefit of the people, they are buying votes to the detriment of the people and extending the reach of the government, which is them when they have their way.
They will keep up the attack on the Republicans up until they steal the 2008 election. Their only plan is to attack the political oppsition rather than defeating any real enemy.
Pelosi will never succeed in disposing of Cheney and Bush and becoming President herself, Hillary won't allow it, but she will muddy them up as much as possible.
Bush can play "Good cop" with the Iraqi government telling them that now the Dems have Congress, the Iraqi government is going to have to really stand up or the Dems (bad cop) will pull the rug out from under him/them.
Yes. we need to be much more sober and realistic in our assessment of what is possible in Iraq. We need to leave an Iraq that is not a breeding ground for terrorists and is a better place than when we invaded. We need to help the Iraqis develop a sense of prosperity so that they have something to work for and something to give their children. Iraqis need jobs and oil revenue. They need to reduce the rampant corruption and find meaningful work We can help with that while respecting their traditions and beliefs. There is no sense setting goals that the Iraqis do not value.