A recent poll revealed 75 percent of Democrats believe the U.S. needs to win the war in Iraq. This probably explains why there is no anti-war Democrat Party candidate (other than Kucinich).
Since the mid-term elections, we have been repeatedly told by Democrats it was a mandate by the American people to end the war. With 85 percent of Americans nationwide stating they support this country in Iraq, it appears Democrats are taking their original mandate less seriously. For some reason known only to conservatives, Republicans and 75 percent of the Democrats, the 25-percent anti-war Democrats have inexplicably been abandoned.
Although advised by Democrat Party leadership to channel their anger toward the Republicans, conservatives, and 75 percent of their own party (I guess), it appears the anti-war Democrats didn”t listen. With 85 percent of Americans wanting to win in Iraq, those odds are obviously too daunting. Steamed up anti-war organizations decided to go for better odds, like handfuls of soldiers returning from Iraq and small staffed, government offices. This gutless, childish behavior does nothing for the Democrats. It”s time to put the spitting and crayons away. Quit with the disgusting temper tantrums or face the big 2008 time-out chair.
Bethany Baylor
Clearlake
