The Democrats' Iraq War Dilemma

By Nat Parry
January 30, 2007

As the Senate prepares to debate a resolution against the proposed “surge” in Iraq, the Democratic Party faces something of a conundrum: will it heed the calls of its base and take concrete action to end the war, or will it simply use the opportunity to position itself in opposition to Bush’s policy in the hopes of retaking the White House in 2008?

So far, it appears that congressional Democrats are leaning toward the latter strategy.

Read on.