End the Occupation. Win the War.

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Tuesday June 20, 2006 · 11:20 PM PDT

2006/06/20 · 23:20

As a prior diarist has pointed out, we Democrats are in a bind because Americans are so disinclined to accept defeat. Voters want to be winners, and voting for something regarding Iraq that can be characterized -- or even mischaracterized -- as a defect is hard to accept. That is why Democrats should exert message discipline to rename the situation in Iraq an occupation. Occupations are neither won nor lost. Ending them always sounds good.

Helping us to frame the situation in Iraq as an occupation is the situation in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, there is an actual war. The Taliban constitute a definable enemy with the definable goal of getting back into power.
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Undermining Colliins and Snowe

KbThorn In Massachusetts

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Tuesday March 07, 2006 · 11:48 AM PST

2006/03/07 · 11:48

Last presidential cycle, the very blue state of Massachusetts exported a huge number of activists to New Hampshire as part of securing that state for Kerry. This election cycle, it's looking as if we might win back the governship. But couldn't this very blue and very useful resource be put to better national advantage? Perhaps Maine could use some help?

Senator Collins, whose approval ratings are in the stratospheric 70% range, heads the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Essentially, Senator Collins has been a huge enabler of the Bush administrations dangerous bungling of homeland security.

Senator Snowe, up for reelection this cycle, is likewise almost untouchable. She is one of the country's most popular senators. She too, as a member of the Select Committe on Intelligence, has been an enabler for this Administrations lies about Iraq and its illegal spying program. Read More

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