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More spot-on commentary from Steve Chapman in today's Tribune.
He questions the bona-fides of the current Republican leadership (up to and including the Current Occupant), who can't even recognize their collective blindspot regarding the ongoing disaster in Iraq.
He questions the bona-fides of the current Republican leadership (up to and including the Current Occupant), who can't even recognize their collective blindspot regarding the ongoing disaster in Iraq.
...when it comes to Iraq, Republicans insist we should be ready to pay any price in pursuit of a victory that has eluded us for so long. In their view, weighing the costs against the benefits, or acknowledging that we don't have a formula for success, is tantamount to appeasement.
What Republicans stood for in the past was a sober realism about the limits of our power and our good intentions. That spirit is absent today. They act as though slogans are a substitute for strategy. What they claim as steadfast resolve looks like blind obstinacy.
It's silly to say victory is the only option unless you actually have a way to achieve it and are willing to commit the necessary resources. The administration and its allies on Capitol Hill insist that this time, they know what they're doing. But they said the same thing at every point along the way, and if they had been right, the phrase "Mission Accomplished" wouldn't be a national joke.
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