There's a lot of good being done by our troops in Iraq, but the amount of progress is, unfortunately, being negated day by day as the country slips further into anarchy and civil disintegration. Even our embassy in Iraq says that the situation is showing fewer signs of being able to develop into a secure and democratic Iraq. That's OUR embassy, folks -- our government.
The choice of the Democrats in Iraq is not a white flag. Sadly, that appears to be their choice in politics here in the states. For every report that the "left wing" of the democratic party is trying to hijack the party, I have to ask...if a vast majority of independents are opposed to the war, does that mean that all independents are therefore liberals? Why are the Democrats afraid of stating their position forcefully? With the exception of Jack Murtha, and I suppose John Kerry (who probably feels safe letting Murtha take the brunt of the invective) most Democrats are still too timid to call the Bush Administration on their FAILED POLICY. Why they want to let Karl Rove beat them into submission time and time again is beyond me. Perhaps Hillary, Maria Cantwell and Joe Lieberman are wiser than many Democrats give them credit. If the other Democrats won't stand up and tout their differences with the status quo (or the retarded "stay the course" strategy) then the only other option is to deflate Karl Rove's accusation that Democrats are weak on national security by making themselves appear to be Republicans. It shouldn't be that way.
Ask our servicemen and women. What do they think? Recently, increasing numbers of reports state that most Representatives who are in contact with our troops are reporting more and more that our troops see the objective failing in Iraq and want to get the hell out of there. It's true. Jack Murtha didn't come to his conclusion because he woke up one day and decided to oppose the Bush plan. Murtha had the goddamned CURIOSITY to learn what was going on, and decided that the current situation is insanity. Contrary to Rove, Bush, Cheney and yes, even Rumsfeld, Murtha has the credibility and the honest-to-goodness entitlement to state his position. He's seen war, he's seen the current command, he knows what he's talking about.
Until the Iraqis understand and see proof that America is leaving them to run and support their own country, will they take the reins of the country. If America's involvement is open-ended, what motivation do Iraqis have to take matters into their own hands?
Lastly, if independents and sensible moderate Democrats (AND cloth-coat Republicans) see this war as a now-unwinnable mistake that is costing us billions and the lives of our young Americans, that isn't the left wing of the Democratic party. That's mainstream America. We already know the Republicans won't listen. If the Democrats continue to shy away from their constituents and the will of the people, then they can all go to hell, knowing they've let the entire nation down. They are the only hope for this rubber stamp, do-nothing Congress. But it sure looks like they're going to blow it once again.
Democrats will wave the White Flag in Politics. Republicans may carry the day, but they've already practically sealed America's future ruin. There isn't a child alive today who won't feel the oppression of years of bad economic health, thanks to the corrupt, power-drunk, spend-happy Republicans of today.
