Surrender

The Democrats in Congress insist the United States surrender its fight in Iraq to al Qaeda and its allies against the effort to plant democracy in the Middle East. The terrorist group is allied with the former Saddamites, extreme Sunnis, and others who wish to prevent success in Iraq. Why do the Democrats wave the flag of surrender? Don't they realize their partisan political position plays into the hands of the above named groups?

Yes, of course they know this. Yet they demand a surrender schedule. They do so for political reasons. The main reason is their hatred of President Bush. This hate blinds them to what is at stake in Iraq. If we follow the Democrats and surrender and leave Iraq, what do the Democrats think will happen? When al Queda builds another base in Iraq as it did in Afghanistan years ago and use the Iraqi base to attack Israel, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, and other countries opposed to the extreme views of bin Laden and others, it will be too late for the US and other western democracies to respond.

The short-sighted views of the Democrats will lead to many more serious problems for the United States. It is a shame Democrats place partisan gains ahead of national security and of the opportunity to grow a democracy in the turbulent Middle East.