The media is all over the comments made by House Democrat John Murtha of Pennsylvania today. But will the same media cover Sen. McCain’s remarks made here?
We have told insurgents that their violence does grind us down, that their horrific acts might be successful. But these are precisely the wrong messages. Our exit strategy in Iraq is not the withdrawal of our troops, it is victory. Americans may not have been of one mind when it came to the decision to topple Saddam Hussein. But, though some disagreed, I believe that nearly all now wish us to prevail. Because the stakes there are so high – higher even than those in Vietnam – our friends and our enemies need to hear one message: America is committed to success, and we will win this war.
Don’t hold your breath.
