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He HAS to, because the alternative is to be forced to withdraw from Iraq and give the jihadis the victory they seek.

Withdrawing from Iraq would be incalculably worse than withdrawing from Vietnam, because Charlie didn't feel the urge to follow us back here and keep killing Americans.

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Well, he didn't "have to".

They could quietly redo their strategy behind the scenes and NOT give them another victory. Bush is not the stand up guy I had hoped for. When was the last time a Demoncrat while in the majority or minority did this.

Heck, I'd keep Rumsfeld on board to drive them nuts.