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By haystack Posted in Iraq | Liberals | Surrender: it's not just for breakfast anymore | Tuck tail and run | War and Peace — Comments (8) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

It comes in many forms. There's "phased withdrawal" or "responsible troop redeployment" (a Pelosi fave) or "phased redeployment" or "refocus America's efforts on the wider struggle yet to be won."

Each has a nice ring, to whichever ear seeks to hear such pretty words wrapped around the ambition to look for surrender wherever and whenever an extra vote or campaign dollar can be mustered. None say, specifically, what the intention is, nor do they describe what the net result will be once the Tuck Tail and Run Doctrine™ has been enacted.

In fairness, I have to admit to laughing out loud when I read this Scrappleface blog entry:

Sources close to al Qaeda and CNN now say that the terror organization has begun high-level internal discussions designed to redefine “victory” in Iraq as “phased redeployment.”

“Stay the course is not a strategy,” said an unnamed al Qaeda official based in Iran. “Victory is not a strategy. We’re losing the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people, not to mention other assorted body parts.”

The change in tone among al Qaeda leaders comes in the wake of recent secret elections which saw moderates and progressives sweep to power and take leadership of key committees.

Clearly a play on words, that post intends to show how silly the Democrats are making themselves sound...solely of the the belief it will win them control of the country. But...an oft-used professional trainer expression is "learning moment" and just such an opportunity has befallen Democrats with news of Sadr's Militias rising up against Iraq and US forces:

Phased withdrawal from Iraq before it is time is proving to be a BAD idea.

Our pre-surge strategy struggled (and in many areas failed) because we didn't hold positions we had regained control of. England's departure from Basra, as some Brit lawmakers unsuccessfully tried to warn against, and a couple months of re-arming and regrouping by Sadr and his lunatics has shown the folly of leaving before the country is able to secure itself. Even the Brits themselves are having second thoughts about the wisdom of capitulating to the thronging masses of protestors on the streets of England..what say you, Democrats?