So convinced is the Democratic leadership that the war in Iraq is already lost that they have fully invested their political capital in ultimate failure. Hey, it looked like a sure bet in November 2006. But reality on the ground is starting to make that investment look a little shaky. David Limbaugh reports.
Some Republicans, facing tough races in 2008, are seeking to put a little distance between themselves and the president as it pertains to the Iraq war. That may not be the smartest politics, says Kimberly Strassel in this article from The Wall Street Journal. (opens in a new window)
The “get out now” left imagines that everything will work itself out just fine once we pull the troops out of Iraq. Closer analysis by Victor Davis Hanson paints a much more sobering picture. Read his article of July 20, 2007 here. (opens in a separate window)
“I expect to maintain this contest until successful, or till I die, or am conquered, or my term expires, or Congress or the country forsakes me…” — Abraham Lincoln letter to William H. Seward June 28, 1862 Great enterprises come at great cost. Lincoln considered saving the Union a great enterprise. George W. Bush considers stopping al-Qaeda in Iraq equally as great. Many disagreed with Lincoln. Many disagree with Bush. If Abraham Lincoln were prosecuting...
R. Emmett Tyrell, Jr. believes that the Democrats are so unhinged on the Iraq war as to be self-destructive. Read his article in American Spectator here.