There is very little chance of changing the decision of many on the left that it should do other than throw the dice with Obama. They are too invested in losing Iraq in order to cement their case for Bush hatred through the ages. The prospect of a stable, prospering Iraq gives them nightmares as it would burnish the reputation of Bush, and for the left, hating Bush long ago came to dominate their reason for being, and any progress in Iraq must be denied as a result.

Barack Obama has ridden this fury on the left to his party’s nomination, but he has confused its power in the primaries and especially the caucuses with the appeal of his own wisdom. He also errs in thinking that the majority of Americans prefer to forfeit the costly win in Iraq just so Democrats can score political points. The combination with his resolute attachments to surrender and appeasement and his overarching vanity is not the sort of appeal that has worked in modern American politics.

So pick a fence-sitter or even an Obama supporter and send them Yon’s book. The latter almost certainly won’t read it, but the refusal to do so will confirm why they ought not to be part of the governing coalition in the country.

And the former might, which will go far to securing another vote for John McCain.