[Dean's World] Dave Price: Is The Dream Over?

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Posted by Dave Price:
Is The Dream Over?
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1170041629.shtml


   There were some early hopeful signs, and I was hoping that Hillary
   Clinton really would earn the title of "[1]the most uncompromising
   wartime President in the history of the United States," if she won,
   but [2]this doesn't seem to bode well.

     Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that President Bush should
     withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq before he leaves office,
     asserting it would be "the height of irresponsibility" to pass the
     war along to the next commander in chief.
     ...
     "We expect him to extricate our country from this before he leaves
     office" in January 2009, the former first lady said.

   In other words, donât sully my Presidency with your unpopular war
   (never mind whether that has, you know, real-world consequences). The
   sheer solipsism implicit in that statement is incredible. A political
   "duck and cover" strategy has become the national security policy of
   one of the strongest contenders to next hold the office of
   Commander-in-Chief.
   Well, I suppose we can hope the first slogan will apply to any wars
   started in her administration, or that her position might evolve after
   a victory in the left-dominated Democratic primaries. Of course, it's
   also possible that the [3]public's view of the war could change,
   which, as we all know, would have little or no effect on our political
   class' deeply principled stands on the issue.

References

   1. http://instapundit.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=%22the+most+uncompromising+wartime+President+in+the+history+of+the+United+States%22
   2. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070128/ap_on_el_pr/clinton2008_13
   3. http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/topten/articles/20070128.aspx