Iraq - "Democrats Dug In For Retreat"

Charles Krauthammer reports that despite the success in Iraq, the Democrats still want to cut and run - just like they did in Vietnam.

Why?

"Why? Imagine the transformative effects in the region, and indeed in the entire Muslim world, of achieving a secure and stable Iraq, friendly to the United States and victorious over al-Qaeda. Are the Democrats so intent on denying George Bush retroactive vindication for a war they insist is his that they would deny their own country a now-achievable victory? "

It's not the just the Democrats that are trying to deny success in Iraq, left wing journalists are too.

"Just lately, though, General Petraeus has come up with another zen-like idea: he calls it a "pause." And the administration has signed on, meaning that the total number of American troops in Iraq will remain at 130,000 for an undetermined period. "

Such is their wish for an American defeat that left wing journalists ignore the facts and make up their own. Here's what Petraeus said yesterday.

"Asked whether troop levels by the end of 2008 would be less than the force of some 130,000 that will be left following the current reduction, General Petraeus said: “Yes”, emphasising, however, that security conditions at the time would dictate the size and rate of the pullout to prevent gains from being compromised. "

It's because of the Democrats and left wing nuts that, in the midst of a war, the US is telling its enemies what its future military plans are. Such is the depth of hate for America from the left.