The Redhunter

During an interview on WOAI Radio in San Antonio last week Dean said that we were going to lose in Iraq:

Saying the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong," Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean predicted today that the Democratic Party will come together on a proposal to withdraw National Guard and Reserve troops immediately, and all US forces within two years.

Last Saturday he tried to backtrack, but only dug himself in deeper. (Hat tip NRO)From the DNC website

"We can and have to win the War on Terror."

"We can only win the war -- which we have to win -- if we change our strategy dramatically. ... if we want to win the war on terror we cannot pursue the failed strategy we've pursued..."

"I'm not as worried about the President's credibility as I am about the lives of brave American soldiers giving their lives and coming back wounded."

"We need to redeploy our troops and stop making our troops the target over there."

"We are for the troops. We're going to stand up for these troops. They deserve better support than they are getting."

"Not only do most Democrats, most Republican Senators now believe the 2006 has to be a transition year. ... We want to serve our troops better. We believe they deserve better. We want to serve our people better and we want to win the war on terror. And we want to do it smart because we can't do it the way we're doing it now."

Of course he issues no plan himself, because he doesn't have one.

President Bush, however does, and it is right on the White House web site for anyone who bothers to look. And I suggest that you do, if for no other reason than to see just how detailed it is.

I've noticed that many Democrats have been saying that the plan is not detailed enough. On a theoretical level something can always be "more detailed". But you don't want a national strategy document to start discussing what individual military or civilian unit does what, because that is tactics, not strategy.

Apparently one group that is not looking there is the MSM. CNN tells us that "Fifty-eight percent of those polled said Bush doesn't have a clear plan on Iraq". Maybe if they reported on the "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq" document mentioned earlier, people would know.