Counter Surge Argument

Dems need to remind voters, particularly independents, why we STILL must get out of Iraq in spite of the recent claimed "success" of the surge.

I think it is crucial right now for Democrats to get out publicly in the media - whether it's Speaker Pelosi or someone else w/ substantial credibility on the Iraq issue - and explain why despite the apparent success of the surge in reducing violence, staying in Iraq beyond the time called for in the $50 Billion spending bill is a bad thing for our national interest and for our troops.  This argument must be made promptly and forcefully ASAP because there is a sign that the media tide is turning, and a good chance public opinion might follow and turn against the Dems unless a forceful argument explaining why we STILL should get out is made VERY SOON.  I think the argument should probably be that we are wasting extremely valuable resources having them tied down in Iraq indefinitely as Bush would like, that our troops have gone through enough deployments and deserve to come home, and that despite the recent (arguable) successes, the war continues to hurt recruitment and retention of people in the military.  These are very compelling reasons why we should STILL get out of Iraq soon.  We cannot fail to remind the american public of these reasons in response to the GOP (and recent consensus media) contention that the surge is working and we should stay.  Otherwise, Dems risk losing this argument over the $50 Billion.  Core Dems will understand and applaud Pelosi & Co's steadfastness in standing up to Bush & Cheney (and I echo that sentiment strongly), but we must remind those independents of the costs of remaining in Iraq even w/ the claimed successes of the surge.  I can't stress enough that Dems need to move quickly on this.