For the Democrats it appears that the entire debate over Iraq has little to do with national security, terrorism, or Iran's blatant power grab in the region.
It appears to have everything to do with political power, and gaining more of it.
"I feel a direction change in the air," said Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., chairman of the House panel that oversees military funding.
"I fully support our troops" but the measure "fails to compel the president to give our troops a new strategy in Iraq," said Clinton, D-N.Y.
"Enough is enough," Obama, an Illinois senator, declared, adding that Bush should not get "a blank check to continue down this same, disastrous path."
"This debate will go on," vowed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
"Senate Democrats will not stop our efforts to change the course of this war until either enough Republicans join with us to reject President Bush's failed policy or we get a new president," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said.
The Senate will go first when it considers a defense policy bill authorizing more than $600 billion in military spending. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, plans to offer an amendment that would order troop withdrawals to begin within 120 days.
Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said he would press to repeal the 2002 resolution authorizing combat in Iraq.
Nowhere do these estemmed leaders comment on the interference of Iran, the complicity of Syria, the almost certain liklihood of chaos after our departure, or any other serious issue in the reality of the moment.
They love to call for a new direction, but the only direction they know is retreat.
Regrettably this war has not gone very well, and the President is ultimately responsible for that. But to use his weakness due to this simply for poltical gain is immoral, since it will decide the fate of many innocent lives.
The Democrats owe America more than just sniping.
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