Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[SharonB]

PegnVA: Because the Iraqi Police are not up to snuff as yet for one. The Iraqi Army only has one fully qualified Regiment in operation. There are more coming along that will replace our forces. The surge is just beginning to bear fruit and to pull back now would endanger the progress we have seen recently.

About next November the situation should be a lot clearer and then when the election happens we probably won't have such a bi-polar citizenry. I certainly hope so. I would rather focus on making President Bush's tax cuts permanent as opposed to the Democratic thinking a tax hike will be better for the country. A tax hike will push us farther into recession. Couple this with inflation and the falling dollar, monetary thoughfulness for our future becomes far more important than the current thinking suggests.
That is just a couple of points among many.
SharonB