Reply #79: I think the calls for withdrawal as soon as possible will start to

[TayTay]

multiply, especially since two Generals with first-hand knowledge of what the situation is like on the ground in Iraq, have said that Iraq is slipping into civil war.

This has to seep in a little bit more. Sen. Feingold, Kerry, Boxer, Durbin and others have been steadily making the case that we cannot win this war. The solutions in Iraq require political solutions that cannot be imposed at the end of US guns. Sen. Hagel made a speech the other day that acknowledged this. Now Sen. Hagel and others have to start voting their worries and start insisting that the Bush Administration face the reality that the US troops are in a non-tenable position.

I think this is just the beginning of the torrents of Dems who will start to fall in line and call for withdrawal as soon as possible. (There are logistical and safety concerns in moving that many troops. It will take a while to move 135,000 people and at least some equipment out of that theater of operation. As soon as possible might be 3-6 months.)

Thank you Senator Edwards. Every voice that is raised for this is most welcome. Thank you for your courage in saying this. I hope to God that Bush and Rumsfeld are listening.