Bush declines to promise troop withdrawl.He seems committed to seeing the job through. I think if our Democrats had the same attitude, that they'd commit to making sure Iraq doesn't turn into a failed state - that the unified front of the entire US committing to the job would discourage the folks looking to grab Iraq.President Bush is declining to promise that more U.S. troops will return home from Iraq before he leaves office in 11 months.
Putting aside "enormous speculation," he says decisions about troop cuts beyond those planned through July would be based on generals' recommendations for success in Iraq. But he strongly suggested Iraq's provincial elections in October may mean more troops can't return before the voting.
However, due to political considerations, there's no way in hell that the Dems would do something like that. They've got their repuations to uphold, after all - and if it means Iraq fails... well, that's too bad.
I swear - the Democratic party needs a Miller/Lieberman ticket - at that point I'd believe they were serious about national security. Until then, all else is pandering to the far-left base.
J.