Re: Meanwhile, back at the Dem primary

Stevie Nichts <nix2nichts@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>http://tinyurl.com/2393ty
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>For a party whose presidential candidates pledge they'll remove
>U.S. troops from Iraq immediately upon taking office -- without
>regard to conditions on the ground or the consequences to
>America's security -- a late February Gallup Poll was bad news.
>The Obama/Clinton vow to pull out of Iraq immediately appears to
>be the position of less than one-fifth of the voters.
>
>Only 18% of those surveyed by Gallup agreed U.S. troops should be
>withdrawn "on a timetable as soon as possible." And only 20% felt
>the surge was making things worse in Iraq. Twice as many
>respondents felt the surge was making conditions better.

The turnaround in the public perception of the war in Iraq in the 
past year or so has been stunning. It's still not a particularly 
popular war but it's no longer the insurmountable albatross that 
it was back then. 

As proof, McCain has been a very reliable sup****ter of the war. 
And he's doing very well in polls against both of the potential 
Dem candidates who both regularly condemn the war. At least at 
the moment. 

>It gets worse for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Nearly two out
>of every three Americans surveyed (65%) believe "the United States
>has an obligation to establish a reasonable level of stability and
>security in Iraq before withdrawing all of its troops." The reason
>is self-interest. Almost the same number of Americans (63%)
>believe al Qaeda "would be more likely to use Iraq as a base for
>its terrorist operations" if the U.S. withdraws.

Perhaps the Dems are beginning to understand that their goal of 
an all out humiliating retreat from Iraq will be bad. And pu****ng 
the idea is bad for their public perception. 

And perhaps Repubs will begin to understand that occupying 
Iraq for many decades and acting as their unwanted nanny is 
not the solution either. 

>Where have we heard that recently? Oh, yes, from Osama bin Laden,
>who called Iraq the "perfect base" of operations to liberate
>Palestine. It appears that American voters have kept up with the
>progress of the war better than the two Democratic candidates.

I hope the RNC runs TV ads showing the similarity between what 
the Dem candidates are saying with what bin Laden and his 
goons are saying. They can show the screen split into two sides, 
one showing Toots or Battleax saying how we need to run from 
Iraq as beaten dogs, and on the other side of the screen showing 
OBL saying al Qaeda will be glorious victors if America leaves 
Iraq like running dogs.