Do the Democrats not understand this? With the exception of Joe Lieberman and Dick Gephardt, all of the Democratic contenders seem willing to risk losing the war in Iraq, especially if it means one of them might win the White House. They don't want to spend the money to help rebuild Iraq. They want our troops out of Iraq, even if we haven't finished the job. What kind of message does this send to our enemies -- that Americans are willing to surrender when the going gets tough?
The problem is, we have nowhere to run. We cannot hide. Our enemies will come after us -- they already have, and they will again unless we stop them first.
"We are at war," President Bush reminded us again this week. "The terrorists will strike, and they will kill innocent life." And not only in front of a Red Cross building in Iraq, as they did on Monday, Bush warned. "They will strike and kill in America, too," he said.
What we need is not an "exit strategy" but a commitment to win this war, no matter what sacrifice it takes. The Democrats are doing all that they can to undermine that commitment, and the polls suggest they are succeeding in persuading a growing number of Americans the war is not worth winning. It's a dangerous game -- one in which all of us could end up the losers.