Invested In Defeat

A most disturbing situation has developed amongst Democrats, particularly those with presidential aspirations. Politically, they are heavily invested in defeat in Iraq. Ask yourself what is the worst thing that could possibly happen to the political future of Hillary, Biden, Obamba, Kerry and Harry Reid? A clear cut victory in Iraq in the next two years. Of course, they can't appear to actually take that position, so their posture is that we have already lost, and NOTHING can change that. If they can convince you that it's already over, they don't have to address what they want the outcome to be. And clearly, they want us to lose. Or more specifically, they want George W. Bush to lose, and that doesn't happen if he has success in Iraq.

Now I realize that it's possible to actually believe that Iraq is a lost cause and therefore not worth one more casualty. But the Democrats' actions belie that notion. A little over a year ago, Hillary, Biden and Kerry all criticized Bush for not sending enough troops. Harry Reid thought a surge was a good idea just a couple of months ago. The about face came as soon as Bush decided to heed their advice. Once he was for it, they had to oppose it. And that is what they are all about, knee jerk opposition. If you are trying to ride Bush's unpopularity to the White House, you cannot afford an upswing in his poll numbers. From where I stand there are only a few individuals who are actually willing to have the courage of their convictions. And they are at different ends of the spectrum. When asked about his unique stance of wanting even more of a troop surge than Bush, John McCain stated that he'd rather lose an election than a war. On the other end, Russ Fiengold is willing to suffer the consequences of cutting off funding for the war in order to force capitulation. As repugnant as that idea is, you have to admire his courage in taking that position. (Although, he does have the comfort of knowing his proposal doesn't have a chance, at this point.) I wish we could hook them all up to a polygraph machine and simply ask them, "Do you want to win this war?"