Cross-posted from And The Horse You Rode In On
If you’re playing doubles in tennis and somebody hits a ball that you should retrieve but you can’t, or you’re tired, you just yell to your partner, "Yours!"
That’s the brilliant idea Republican senators have settled on as Plan B for Iraq. They call it "benchmarks."
They can’t back down and admit that the Democrats were right about setting a timetable for withdrawal. And they have no idea how to clean up Bush’s mess. So they decided to require the Iraqis to fix all the problems OR ELSE (Republicans are real tough).
Aug. 1 | — Agree on how to divvy up the oil revenues. |
Sep. 1 | — Set boundaries between Shia, Sunni, and Kurdish regions. |
Oct. 1 | — Dismantle militias. |
Nov. 1 | — Student loans. |
Dec. 1 | — Cure for herpes. |
Jan. 1 | — Theory of quantum gravity. |
Feb. 1 | — Blow up Iran. |
Mar. 1 | — Treaty with Israel. |
It’s the least they can do. And if they refuse, we should take our ball and bat and go home. Well before the 2008 elections.