Gen. Odom is not alone in wondering:

We face a strange situation today where few if any voices among Democrats in Congress will mention early withdrawal from Iraq, and even the one or two who do will not make a comprehensive case for withdrawal now.Why are the Democrats failing the public on this issue today?  The biggest reason is because they weren't willing to raise that issue during the campaign.

MN. Senate candidate Patty Wetterling is campaining on just this issue, with a bold demand: U.S. out of Iraq by Thanksgiving 2006.