Buckley
April 30th, 2007 |NRO:
How can the Republican party, headed by a president determined on a war he can’t see an end to, attract the support of a majority of the voters? General Petraeus, in his Pentagon briefing on April 26, reported persuasively that there has been progress, but cautioned, “I want to be very clear that there is vastly more work to be done across the board and in many areas, and again I note that we are really just getting started with the new effort.”
The general makes it a point to steer away from the political implications of the struggle, but this cannot be done in the wider arena. There are grounds for wondering whether the Republican party will survive this dilemma.
There is no reason why we should continue to stay in Iraq. If the GOP wants to defend staying there then they do so at their own peril.
I find it hard to believe that a Republican Presidential candidate will continue to advocate an action that the clear majority of American people now despise.
