Another 100 soldiers every month

Sometimes Democrats seem to be relying completely on the apparent majority who want the war brought to the end, neglecting to continue whittling down the number of supporters Bush and Cheney have. When Cheney goes on the attack as he did today, suggesting that leaving Iraq will be an al Qaeda “victory” because they will have worn down “the will” of America, he may not be winning any converts, but he is shoring up the base, keeping it as a still-formidable political force.

Democrats need to continue staying on the attack, undermining the lies that we are fighting “terrorism” or “al Qaeda” by staying in Iraq, making it clear that Bush and Cheney are pursuing a fantasy war that nobody could ever win. At the very least, as this funding battle continues, it would be good to hear Reid and Pelosi remind Americans of these points over and over: (1) This war has nothing to do with fighting al Qaeda or terrorism, and only makes us weaker; (2) George Bush is determined to dump the problem he created in Iraq in the lap of the next president,” and (3) “Every month Bush and Cheney keep doing this means another 100 dead soldiers.”