Support the troops

At least as far as the rear end of their SUVs. Is there any clearer sign of the desperate desire of the Right to declare victory and, to borrow a phrase from Rove, "cut and run?"

I don't like it any more than you do.

The prospect of granting a limited amnesty in Iraq --? especially to those Iraqis who participated in attacks on Americans -- sticks in my craw. I believe that amnesty would cheapen the sacrifice made by the more than 2,500 Americans who have given their lives in Iraq and would be a slap in the face to the families of the fallen.

But all things considered, it may be the price of a full, unqualified victory in Iraq --? a stable democratic government that promises full political participation for all Iraqis and that would be an example to follow for the rest of the autocratic Middle East.

This was the goal when we initiated the overthrow of Saddam. And achieving that goal would hearten democrats in the entire Muslim world while striking a huge blow at al Qaeda and their brothers in terror across the Middle East.

Odd. I seem to have a dim memory that the goal was to find Hussein's WMD...but that's just me, I guess. And I thought they were "dead-enders?" Now, the Right calls them "freedom fighters," bravely battling the American "invaders," and compares them to the African National Congress.

Sticks in his craw, indeed. The Vega feels for him in his discomfort.

The sound you hear is the low drone of rising cognitive dissonance across the land.