The biggest question mark, and responsibility, for Democrats is on Iraq and the war on terror. They could do themselves and the country much good by working with Mr. Bush on a strategy toward achieving victory in Iraq as well as against al Qaeda. This means more than bromides about a “phased withdrawal” of troops next year, which won’t encourage Iraq’s militias to disarm; and it means more than Mr. Murtha’s “redeployment” to Okinawa or somewhere else where the world would see that the U.S. has given up on Iraq.