“THERE ARE OTHER WAYS to go about [this war] than to have thousands of people killed on both sides.” So proclaimed House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi last Tuesday on CNBC’s “Capital Report.”

In the same segment of the show, however, she said, “I would not second guess the military on a war plan and its effectiveness.” She added, “Once the president makes the call I think we just have to wait and see and give the plan time to work itself out.”