On Apr 9, 2007, at 5:35 PM, Steven L. Robinson wrote:
> Whatever official rationalization may be used, if a Dem gets
> elected President, the Dem leadership will tell themselves (and
> their supportive base) that if they pull the US troops out of
> Iraq, they will be vulnerable because they will be accused by
> Repugs of "losing Iraq." LBJ, it must be remembered, was afraid of
> the same thing, of being accused of losing Vietnam. SR
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Yoshie Furuhashi" <critical.montages at gmail.com>
>
>
> >
> > What worries me about this state of affairs is that presidents don't
> > like to see military losses land on their watch. If a Democrat
> wins in
> > '08, bet on it, an excuse will be found to keep the troops there.
> > --
> > Yoshie
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