"I have no idea why you would say the Dems want us to lose in Iraq. I haven't met a single Democrat, even the most liberal, who feel that way. Its an absurd, baseless claim, and just another example of an extremist nut attacking the patriotism of anyone who doesn't agree with exactly what he says."
-Mike McKain (link)

Does this include the Democratic Party Chairman?

(SAN ANTONIO) -- Saying the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong," Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean predicted today that the Democratic Party will come together on a proposal to withdraw National Guard and Reserve troops immediately, and all US forces within two years.

Dean made his comments in an interview on WOAI Radio in San Antonio.

To me, this is absolute proof that not only to the Dems believe we can't win in Iraq, but that they also believe we shouldn't. The Democrats want to bring the troops home, but their left-wing supporters want to berade them as terrorists and torturers. How can the party not listen to its supporters?

The Dems need to buckle down and realize that they have a stake in Iraq, because they have a stake in the future of this country. Should democracy succeed, Iraq could potentially become a great ally in the War on Terror. Should we fail, and leave the Iraqis to be killed by extremists, it could easily destablilize the region, and become a staging ground for furhter attacks on the US. If one of the Dem proposals invlove anything with the UN, we'll know they have no clue as to the actual state of the world.

Posted by Ryan S. on Monday, December 05, 2005 at 7:41 PM | Permalink |