Many progressives are frustrated with the lack of Congressional action on ending the war. The concern amongst Democrats, it seems to me, and a great many others whose diaries I have read, is that if they end the war the Democrats face being blamed for losing the war. It is feared that this will just reinforce conservative talking points about neo-isolationist Democrats who don't have what it takes to defend this country. Such memes can (and have been) used to win elections--which understandably worries Democrats.
So how can we end the war without reinforcing any of these talking points. Simple, we don't. We get the Republicans to end the war. This costs them nothing, running away from a fight is one of those things that is OK if you are a Republican (e.g. Reagan and Lebanon). This means the Republicans can (and will) pull out of Iraq any time they want to. The reason they stay in Iraq is because they want to.
Out task is to make them not want to. The way we do that is by creating unpleasantness that goes along with the war. Here's how.
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