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To anyone who follows the reporting on the war in Iraq, it is evident that as long as American troops are on the ground in a given area, the situation improves. It is also clear that when the Americans leave, the situation deteriorates. Currently, the political progress that is supposed to enable the Iraqis to "stand up" so Americans can "stand down" is not promising as evidenced by the lack progress being made on key benchmarks. How long will it take? Nobody seems to know. Not the Congress that provides only "bad political theatre" (Mitch McConnell) and not the President who, with other members of his administration, "f@#ked up the war" (George Voinovich). In the meantime, the American people grow weary with the lack of leadership and competence. The polls on Congress and the President say it all. They are also increasingly unwilling to sacrifice American lives and treasure for an indefinite amount of time until somebody can figure out what to do.

p>In the spirit of being "fair and balanced," Mr. Tyrrell might have noted that, in varying degrees, some Republican seems to share the Democrats' death wish and are willing to say so publicly. br> -- Mike Roush br> North Carolina /p> p> Re: Democratic Death Wish and Mr. Tyrrell's enlightening examples of Sharia law: What can be done about a group of lunatics who consider the mixing of odd-shaped vegetables in a bag a sign of immorality while they, themselves rely on transvestite behavior as a means of cowardly escape. Burka-clad girlie-men on the run! Don't stumble on that yardage, guys -- and don't look back. Something might be gaining on you! br> -- Diane Smith br> South San Francisco, California /p> p> RET claims that the Democrats have a 14% approval rating. There's a strong possibility that much of that 14% is made up of folks who are rating the whole of Congress, not just the Dems, and their criteria for rating Congress is inversely proportional to its legislative output. Keep up the good work, Dems. So far, you've only hurt the republic with rhetoric and have reminded at least one voter that there's a difference between the two parties. br> -- B'ham /p>

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