William Kristol writes:
One hopes that a year from now this vote is simply remembered as a minor hiccup on the way to success and victory in Iraq. But one doesn’t win a war by showing weakness. And one doesn’t win a political fight by half capitulating to one’s opponents, and, in effect, accepting the premises of their critique.
And John Kerry (writing in a fundraising letter today) couldn’t be happier:
You can feel the ice breaking. For far too long, Republican leaders have refused to challenge the aimless Bush “stay as long as it takes” approach to Iraq. But now, their unwillingness to act has started to crumble.
