Democrats: Still No Position on Iraq

Democrats in both the Senate and the House continue to be torn on their plan for the Iraq war. While some members of the party (Pelosi, Murtha, Schumer, etc) continue to call for withdrawal of troops according to a strict timetable, others stress finishing the job and "staying the course." Then there is a third section of the Dems who have no solid position at all (Hillary Clinton).

Yet despite all of their grandstanding and protesting, Democrats in Congress have failed yet again to back up their rhetoric. Months ago, the House put the Dems to their first test. A vote to pull the troops out of Iraq was put to the floor and failed miserably. Democrats in the House couldn't even secure a solid vote from every member of their party. And now, both sections of Congress are at it again, with a new bill that would pull troops out of Iraq.

NewsMax.com reports "The Senate soundly rejected a call to withdraw combat troops by year's end, and House Republicans laid the groundwork for their own vote." The vote failed 93-6! Not even the Senate, which has been voting more liberal than conservative as of late, could stand up for all of the Democratic whining that has been filling the news for the past few years.

With the mid-term elections just four months away, this debate comes at a very convenient time for Republicans. Their message has been unified on the issue of the Iraq War, and their strategy continues to pay off. Had we pulled out the troops when John Murtha and John Kerry told us to, we would have never killed Zarqawi, or discovered his plan to start a war between Iran and America. If we had pulled out the troops when Pelosi had asked us to, we would have never completed over 400 raids and captured over 700 terrorists last week.

An NBC poll as reported by Tucker Carlson on Wednesday says that 56% of Americans view the Iraq War as the most important issue in the next election. I hope everyone is taking note of the lack of voice, objective, and leadership on part of the Democratic Party.