War Without End

From the NYT: Democrats Find Their Voice

House Democrats distinguished themselves this week when they stood up to the White House’s latest military funding steamroller: approving only $50 billion of the additional $196 billion the president requested for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

...predictably, the White House — which always prefers fear-mongering to serious debate — accused Democrats of undermining the troops.

...Mr. Bush’s main argument for his escalation — that it would create political space for Iraqis to work together and achieve national reconciliation — has proved wrong.

Even Mr. Bush’s generals know that ... gains are unlikely to last.