Political momentum turns against anti war left

Donald Lambro:

President Bush's embrace of Army Gen. David H. Petraeus' plan to bring upward of 30,000 troops home from Iraq will give Republicans new momentum in the 2008 elections, political and defense strategists said yesterday.

The strategists said Mr. Bush's war policy change — the result of security gains in Iraq — has taken some of the wind out of the Democrats' antiwar sails and thrown them on the defensive.

It "has to a large extent regained control of the Iraq debate for the Bush administration," said Richard N. Haass, president of the Council of Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think tank.

By reducing the number of troops in Iraq to pre-surge levels of 130,000 by July, the administration has "co-opted the reductions argument of the Democrats," he said.

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"This has been a positive week in turning the tide and will give Republicans some momentum going into 2008," said Ron Carey, chairman of the Minnesota Republican Party.

"I think it's not inconceivable that a year from now a lot of people who were in opposition to the war will be saying Bush and the Republicans had the courage to do what was right and see that victory is possible," Mr. Carey said.

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Tp see just how successful a week those seeking victory in Iraq had, all you need to do is glance at how angry the NY Times editorial is to see the frustration of the defeat now lobby. After listening to days of testimony on what the strategy is and how it is working the improbably title of the editorial is "No Exit, Now Strategy." What they really mean by that is that the exit anticipated by the President's strategy will reflect a victory instead of the defeat desired by the NY Times and the kook anti war left like MoveOn. The Times continues to insist that the war has been disastrous, which suggest they do not know what the term means. The war has not been disastrous, but it has been difficult. It would only be disastrous if the President adopted the Times policy positions and left before final victory.

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