The Democrat caucus had more than one meeting to discuss exactly what their platform is or should be. After 4 years of denial that the war on terror is real and that Iraq is a front in this war, they are still following the Vietnam template; bad war, wrong war, and we should get out by the end of the year.
Democrats' problem with this notion is that no one is confident that Iraq could handle themselves if we were to pull back or leave Iraq prematurely, which labels them weak on the war on terror and national security.
There is only one way the Democrats can get out from under their 'weak on defense' trait, and that is to remove the issue as an issue.
The way to do that is to get on board with the administration in this war on terror, like they were from 9/12/2001 until 01/12/2002, including the NSA 'controversy' and all other elements of the war. Three things will result, they'll be viewed as helpful and willing participants in defending our country and winning the war, AND, it will shorten the war itself by months, if not years, bringing our troops home earlier, AND it will go far in dispelling the commonly held belief that democrats are weak on defense and national security matters. Thus easing their burden going forward to the '06 and '08 elections to the point that they could then concentrate on other important issues they also harp on like education, health and welfare, and taxes. Those are issues where democrats seem to be in agreement.
Winning Is Not An Option by Jonah Goldberg, June 16, 2006
The war in Iraq isn't their only event in search of a position. By default, bashing Bush apparently still remains the Democrat party's platform. After almost a full year, millionaire Democrats (Aug 7, 2005) and special interest groups (Jan 24, 2006) are still working on a platform and agenda that the American people would vote for.
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