Democrat bill limiting troop levels

Democrats are appealing to their base of anti-war hippies, who do not understand that running away when things get difficult weakens America. Or they don't care. They also fail to understand that 3,000 soldiers dead in a major war is nothing short of phenomenal. We lost more than that on several different afternoons in WWII, Vietnam, and Korea.

The New York Liberal Times:

The resolution, proposed by Senators Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware and Carl Levin of Michigan, both Democrats, and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a Republican, would not be binding, and the White House said it would have no effect on Mr. Bush’s plan to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq.

But sponsors of the measure said Congressional passage would send a powerful message that the president could not ignore, and its adoption could be a precursor to further efforts by opponents of the war to place limits on his use of the military in Iraq or to limit financing for the war.

Q: By increasing troop levels, was Bush playing politics or trying to stabilize Iraq?

Q: By submitting a bill capping troop levels, were Democrats playing politics or trying to stabilize Iraq?

It's fairly obvious that Bush, whether a surge works or not, is doing what he feels is right. Democrats are reacting to opinion polls instead of showing leadership. It's Bill Clinton all over again. Left to their own devices, Dems would skip presidential elections and appoint Zogby or Gallup to run the nation. Leadership involves making hard decisions, and Democrats don't seem interested in that.