Can GOP "steadiness and clarity" on Iraq beat Dems w/ no agreed on plan

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bush15jun15,0,117607.story?track=tottext


The Republican Party's Iraq Offensive
The war may not be popular, but the GOP is betting that steadiness and clarity are, and that Democrats won't be able to muster enough by November.

By Peter Wallsten and Maura Reynolds Times Staff Writers June 15, 2006

WASHINGTON — The Iraq war is the most immediate foreign policy problem besetting the Bush administration. But as a political issue, the White House and top Republican strategists have concluded that the war is a clear winner.

GOP officials intend to base the midterm election campaign partly on talking up the war, using speeches and events to contrast President Bush's policies against growing disagreement among leading Democrats over whether to support immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops. <snip>

Bush's comments underscored the renewed effort by the White House to regain its footing in the domestic debate over the war. It also reflected Republican strategists' calculation that although public approval of both the president and the continuing U.S. presence in Iraq have soured, Democratic disarray could give the GOP an advantage in November on an issue that once looked to be a major weakness for Republicans.<snip>

Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) complained Wednesday that House leaders were not going to permit Democrats to offer amendments to the resolution, forcing them into a position of either voting against supporting the troops or for the Republican formulation of the war.<snip>

"It would be helpful to show the American people a position that all Democrats can agree to, but I doubt that that's possible," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).<snip>

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1. There's Peter Wallsten..the dude

who bush didn't give a shit if he were blind or not.

And I especially don't agree with feinstein on much so she should know about Dems not agreeing with what she does..

"It would be helpful to show the American people a position that all Democrats can agree to, but I doubt that that's possible," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)"

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2. Just like steadiness and clarity in Vietnam

worked really well.

It boils down to how many people America is willing to lose and kill. Let's see how stable and clear everything is when we hit 5,000 or 10,000 lost Americans.

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3. We were steady on the left - but the Dem party never got there - n/t

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