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Friday, May 25, 2007 12:00 AM

Dithering Democrats

Six months ago, the new Congress missed its chance to shift the debate on Iraq -- and to avoid this week's defeat on a timetable for withdrawal.
By Joe Conason

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  • Friday, May 25, 2007 07:47 PM

    But what if they demanded a timeline?

    I agree the dems should have positioned themselves better for this vote. But the reality of yesterday? A veto was assured. They couldn't override it. What then? Would Bush carelessly pull the troops out, in stubborn retribution to the dems? An overnight pull-out? What would have happened then?

    I'll tell you what would have happened. The tragedy that is Iraq could be sound-bited into a dem failure. Iraq would no longer be Bush's failure. And that isn't just a political save face for the dems. It's a question of...if they play chicken with Bush, does he crash head on and blame it on the other car? From what I know of Bush, yes.. I think we need to impeach Bush and Cheney and remove them from the equation and get on with being America again...

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