Do you really think the Dems can make things better in Iraq.  Cut and run/ territory division?
829133
Perhaps with the open investigations they can put some pressure on the administration.  But, the reality is how much more pressure can be on them - they lost the entire election because of one thing - the WAR.\n\nStill not a lot to change Iraq, Iran and Syria will have more to do with that then the Dems..imo
943075
I don't speak for the Dems about Iraq.  But, there are NO other voices in D.C. for ideas to flourish.  We are being ruled by a one party system.  Iraq has become a quagmire.  The costs in bodies and dollars are burdening the American citizens.  Why shouldn't the republicans be held to account?  At least for our soldiers that are giving there lives for a cause based on lies.  The republicans see it as an acceptable cost.
814782
I'm willing to bet that, with a now Democratic controlled congress, troop withdrawls will begin sooner as opposed to later.  I'm a registered Republican, but I like Barak Obama's view that, if we start pulling out, it somewhat forces the new Iraqi government to step up.\n\nThe problem is, if that backfires, we'll have another Somalia on our hands where various factions are fighting for control of the same area.  That would not be good.\n\nTo answer the question directly though, I'll simply point out that, after how many years, we still have troops in Korea AND it's still technically a country at war.  It doesn't look good for the home team.
878834
Look, the Bush people already know they screwed the pooch in Iraq, so their only hope is to run down the clock and handoff to what will inevitably be a Democratic president. That president will have no choice but to extricate him/herself from the steaming pile of dung left in Baghdad.\n\nThen, the GOP will re-write history (in their usual, creepy Orwellian way) and it will forever be re-told as the Dems losing Iraq, thus insuring that Repubs keep possession of the (American) flag.\n\nI am just cynical or what?
695148
It already has. \n\nBush keeps talking about achieving victory, but the sad fact of life is that there is no way to win in this situation. The best we can hope for is containment of the sectarian violence.\n\nI certainly hope this country treats the Iraq vets better than they did the Vietnam vets....
973790
Charlie Rangel, Democrat from NY has proposed this. Did I mention he is a Democrat? He is the one who wants to send you to Iraq to die. Did I mention he is a Democrat?\nOH YE WHO VOTED FOR DEMOCRATS!\nOH YE SUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!
772276
You can thank Bush, Cheney & Rummy for that fantastic mess over there. All those dead servicemen & women.... for what? Over a lie.\n\nThe problem now is, if we pull out...Iraq decends into an even worse mess than it is now. The sad fact is, we should go in with a huge multi-national force and revamp that country start to finish. \n\nIf they are not going to do it right, then yes, get them the hell out of there.\n\n< Peace >
959569
If you want the true answer to this, check out this recent poll by Bin Laden's favorite network, Aljazeera.  When asked, "Is Iraq right to extend the presence of the US forces for another year?", 59% said "No".  When asked, "Should the US 'cut and run' from Iraq?", 63% answered "Yes."  I don't think there is any debate as to which party supports these goals.
872776
The CIC still controlls the military, so don't expect the Democrats to do much. Sounds to me like they just used the war to get elected in. Now they do not care.
898220
You could start out that ,"while the Democrats won does anyone know what they ran on except that they ran against George Bush and Iraq?" What were or are their plans? They ran saying they would get us out of Iraq! From what has been said since the election we are staying.
832936
I am only concerned that all the polls will show Democrats winning a majority, but that at the last minute the Republicans will pull rabbits out of their rear ends again.\n\nPlease vote Democrat today. This is the only way we will be able to hold Bush accountable and SUPPORT our TROOPS. We must have leaders that understand how important it is to fight a smart war. Stop this bullheaded refusal to change the course.\n\nJust remember the insanity of this administration making it up as they go along. \n\nHeckuba Job Brownie, Rumsfeld is doing a fantastic job, Stay the Course, There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein has Weapons of Mass Destruction, We'll be greeted as liberators, It's just a one fingered victory salute, Anybody involved in this will no longer be with this administration, It has nothing to do with oil, If the Democrats win the price of Iraqi oil will go up.
985572
I'd hate to tell anyone who wishes to leave Iraq, but in reality; we ain't go in anywhere anytime soon.  Sorry.  If we withdraw that place will become a cesspool of terror where terrorists can plan attacks, and if they succeed; people will call for the Dem's heads on a platter for pulling out.  \n\nBeyond that, Dem's really do care about winning this war, and won't withdraw.  Not to mention the fact that Bush is the head of the military and no matter what the Dem's want, if Bush wants to stay its his choice and no one else's.  The Dem's could try to impeach him, but it will never pass- even if he were impeached in a Dem controlled house (which won't happen) Dem's don't have the support in the senate.\n\nSorry guys; the Dem's sold you a bill of goods.  But look on the bright side; if we make Iraq work it'll really pay off in the future.
80538
I think there's a distinct possibility that the Republicans could lose their majority in the House and Senate.  Iraq stands at the top of a growing list of concerns that Americans have about the leadership of the country.\n\nIraq has become a quagmire with no good solution in sight.  To stay invites more of our young men and women to lose some part of the life they could have had without fighting such a needless battle.  To leave now suggests those who have already lost did so for no good reason.  \n\nThe question many Americans ask is: who got us here?  It's too late to punish President Bush; even if they wanted to, John Kerry never seemed presidential enough to do the job.  With the mid-term elections just ahead, they may likely look to those who have championed Bush's cause again and again and take it out on them.  All the Democrats need are enough candidates who can tell that story and Bush may find his last two years in office a whole lot different than the first six.
726326
I'm a republican, but I hope the Dems show us that they can do a good job and do some good for this country. Pulling out of Iraq is not a good first step.\n\nDem or Rep, I pray that God leads them in the direction he wants. What it all should boil down to is that we should want good things for our country and the people living in it's borders. Not our own personal gain.\n\nGod Bless.
917437
Republicans and Democrats in their endeavor to siphon off votes from each other have morphed to be virtually identical to each other. Hence the victory that the Democrats have enjoyed, though signaling a large distaste by the American citizenry for Republican incompetence and corruption, only ushered people into power who are only slightly better than their opposition. \n\nI do believe that the Democrats might expedite our withdrawal from Iraq, but I think they will still continue with many misguided notions that informed our decision, concerning the “War on Terror”, to invade Iraq in the first place
708137
I'd say a Pyyhric victory is still possible, but only if we can muster enough troops and descend on Iraq in sufficient force to close and control the borders,then clean it up from the inside out.  We need to acknowledge to our allies that we really messed up, and ask for help.  They may not give it, but we need to try.  Walking away and leaving such a monumental disaster of our making is utterly dishonorable.  Bush and his supporters made a terrible mistake, and it's much too late to do anything about that, but we should not simply throw up our hands and leave Iraq to its fate.
1135297
The only thing we can do is vote democratic in the next November election.    Better yet, vote out the incumbants.  Bush has until 2008.  At that time, we will get a new president who will most likely order a pull out of iraq.  Nohing can be done until bush is gone.