I've been watching the Republicans scramble since the midterms, especially over the issue of Iraq. The current administration got us into this mess and apparently have absolutely no plan to get us out other than changing slogans from time to time.
You notice I said they have no plan to get us out. It would seem to me that would bother a lot of people, including Republicans. Even the military commanders on the ground over there have admitted they are not winning and have proposed three alternatives, without too many details, none of which involve actually winning.
You would think in the face of all of this that the neocons out here in reality land would finally begin to question the President's wisdom and even intelligence in this war. But what do they do? They attack the Democrats and start screaming that the Democrats don't have a plan to win in Iraq. Well guess what folks? The Democrats don't even take power until January and when they do, guess who will still be the Commander in Chief and making all of the decisions regarding the handling of the war in Iraq? It ain't going to be a Democrat. At best Democrats can give advice.
So when your favorite neocon starts whining about the Democratic plan to win Iraq, remind him or her of two things: Only George W. Bush can develop a plan to get us out of Iraq and only George W. Bush can implement such a plan. Then remind them that they didn't lose the election just because of Bush's war. They also lost because of the corruption, the scandals, and because they accomplished absolutely nothing of significance legislatively for six years, and suggest that maybe they should notice that the finger they are pointing have three more directed back at them.
Do not let them get you defensive. The party hierarchy should start hammering this point home immediately. It was Bush's war before the election and it will remain Bush's war after.
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Ach, Winds n Tides - that presupposes that there actually IS a way out of this debacle that does not involve either murdering more of our servicemen/women, and many, many more Iraqi citizens, or eating humble-pie and admitting a mistake and backing out semi-gracefully while apologizing to those for whom we have destroyed their lives and homes.
But Lea is right - the Democrats cannot do diddly squat until the Decider decides to stop his stupid "STAY THE COURSE" nonsense and actually figures out what is really happening and realizes he's a complete doofus and fires Cheney then resigns.
Preferably after 1/20/07.
Winds'n'tides: I couldn't agree more. I have recently become active on this site: http://www.democrats.org/page/user/login?successurl=L3BhZ2UvZGFzaGJvYXJkL3ByaXZhdGU=
I also sent a long list of things Democrats should consider doing back in Aug or Sept and posted it on this site as well. This latest is simply adding to that. I noticed that Republicans were screaming that Democrats had no plan to get out of Iraq during the election and realized that while it would be nice if they do, they cannot make anything happen without Bush being as Sewmouse says, the decider.
I believe that the Democrats are waiting for the commission recommendations and plan to complete their plan based on both the commission recommendations and those of the military generals.
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