I have seen it said that Democrats should not receive any blame for a failure in Iraq, even if they cut funds or otherwise cripple the effort, because Bush got us into Iraq in the first place.
I hate to talk in terms of credit or blame, but it's come up, so here goes:
Imagine a doctor who, let's assume, schedules a patient for unnecessary surgery. The operation doesn't go as well as planned. A new doctor comes in and says "you botched it and we need a new approach." This new doctor then says "this is already a failure, so let's just quit" or "let's decide on a deadline - this will be over in an hour no matter what." Wouldn't Dr. #2 share some responsibility for failure?
No, my example is different because the operation doesn't cost billions of dollars, people aren't shooting at the doctors, and maybe the "patient" (Iraq) cannot, or should not be saved.
But my point is, the past is not the only consideration. I want to know what we should do NOW.
Any thoughts?
2007-03-29
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