'The cautious internationalist'
More on the historic
rifts and
fights within the Democratic Party. ... Democrats have a golden opportunity, with Bush being so unpopular that it's
no longer fun to even make fun of him. But, no, the
Kos-maniacs on the far left will find a way to blow it. ... Actually, here's one reason not to make fun of Bush:
Zalmay Khalilzad. Can you imagine if he had been running the occupation from the beginning? I'm still cautiously optimistic about Iraq, despite the three squandered years pre-Khalilzad. It's no time to pull the rug out from the Iraqis as they cobble together a democratically elected government. ...