Tip to RealClearPolitics.
Kerry's losing because he keeps punching his pillow=The Hill.com=
But beyond the issue of being pro-war or antiwar, Kerry is committed to showing the war in Iraq as a failure. The pessimism and negativity that comes to color his campaign as he attacks Bush on his handling of Iraq can only hurt him further.
By criticizing the president on his conduct of a war, one has almost implicitly to be criticizing the troops who are waging it. It was only after years and years of obvious chaos in Vietnam that opposition to that conflict became politically acceptable.
Kerry cannot break with a president in his conduct of a war without being seen as negative to the men and women who are waging it.
Morris is saying, as of this moment, that you cannot support the troops without supporting the mission. Iraq is not even closed to a lost cause. We are still way ahead and will win.
Posted by Tim at September 30, 2004 01:04 PM
