I think DarkSyde misses the point in this post:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
I do not think McCain's call for more troops is genuine. I think it is far more likely that he realizes Iraq is unsalvageable and that the best political position to take is to call for the opposite of whatever is actually going to happen. I think he's right. No matter what the U.S. does from here forward, the colossal screw-ups of the last 4 years have virtually assured disaster. Any politician who is aligned with the course actually taken over the next year will have a serious political problem.