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The Quagmire Quagmire

With the 2006 elections looming, dumbfounded Democrats are having trouble responding to Iraq.

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Any discussion of Iraq puts Democrats in a bind because they must criticize the war to energize their base while avoiding talk of complete withdrawal to reassure moderates. It isn't a surprise that once they move beyond bashing President Bush for bungling the war, Democratic leaders have a tough time articulating their own strategy for Iraq.

This is not to say that Republicans will coast to victory in 2006, because congressional elections tend to be decided on local and domestic issues. In these areas, the GOP's abysmal spending record, among other failures, certainly makes them vulnerable.

But if Democrats turn the 2006 elections into a referendum on Iraq, they will soon find themselves in what some might call a quagmire.

Philip Klein writes from New York.

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Mainstream Media, Constitution, Military, Iraq

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Philip Klein is The American Spectator's Washington correspondent. You can follow him on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/Philipaklein

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