Comments for The Iraq Catch-22 at http://atlanticfreepress.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://atlanticfreepress.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:48:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://atlanticfreepress.com/news/1/463-the-iraq-catch-22.html#comment-382 Assuming Bush has rejected Go Home and Go Long in favor of Go Strong, what interests me is how the new Democratic majority in the House will react to the ploy of forcing a Congressional vote to escalate, rather than de-escalate, the US military occupation presence (in the name of bi-partisan compromise). In one swell foop, Bush and the neocons give John McCain what he says he wants (another 30,000 or so troops in harm's way), while simultaneously forcing the Dems to either "betray the troops in the field" or else betray all those anti-Iraq war voters who just gave them their 2006 electoral mandate. If the White House's reaction to getting thumped at the polls is to escalate the war rather than to begin a phased withdrawal/redeployment, it's definitely time to do some major demonstrating inside the beltway, to remind Pelosi & the DNC brain trust that the issue that put them in power can also be their party's downfall. - Bill from Saginaw Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:07:27 +0100