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To: tejek who wrote (282123)	3/27/2006 9:14:40 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1573954

re: Mr. Bush has a very difficult internal problem here because to make the kind of concession that is strategically appropriate requires a mitigation of policies he has several times affirmed in high-flown pronouncements. His challenge is to persuade himself that he can submit to a historical reality without forswearing basic commitments in foreign policy. He will certainly face the current development as military leaders are expected to do: They are called upon to acknowledge a tactical setback, but to insist on the survival of strategic policies. Yes, but within their own counsels, different plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the acknowledgment of defeat. This is what it's all about. The people of the US can admit a mistake, or "defeat" in Buckley's words. But it's very difficult for the politicians, even the Democrats. And it's hard to run for office on mistakes and defeat, even when they belong to your opponent. It just doesn't make for good slogans. So we will drag on in Iraq just as we dragged on in Vietnam, spending money and lives even though we know it's over. The politicians can't admit a mistake, especially a big one that claimed so many lives. Welcome to the quagmire. John