Democrats Want to 'Stay the Course'

by Daniel Freedman
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 at 8:01 AM
updated Wed, 14 Feb 2007 at 8:19 AM

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As Rep. Jack Kingston says, the Democrats are advocating "staying the course" in Iraq. President Bush is offering alternatives.

As for the nonbinding resolution the Democrats are putting forward, we wrote on Monday:

Why only a nonbinding resolution? If the Democrats really want to stop the war they can cut funds. Congress does have the power of the purse.
The Democrats want to pass this resolution to appease their anti-war base, but they don't actually want to pass a real resolution -- knowing that it will cause them more damage in the long-term.
Passing an anti-war resolution means the Democrats will be remembered as the party who tried to stop the President and his generals and his troops from achieving their mission. If the American troops succeed anyway, it will be despite the Democrats. And if the troops fail, it'll because the Democrats tried to kneecap them.
And so the Democrats come up with a nonbinding resolution. But this resolution also has consquences. It damages the moral of the troops and encourages our enemies (endangering the troops more). This nonbinding resolution sends a signal that Congress isn't behind our troops.
This attempt by the Democrats to have their cake and eat it won't work.

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