Kn@ppster
by Thomas L. Knapp

08/22/05

Awhile back, I noted that, in response to the growing realization that the US has not won (and cannot win) the war on Iraq, the 'we were defeated at home' meme was beginning to circulate. This week, a more virulent strain of that meme -- 'the President won't let the troops win' -- is beginning to rear its head. ... Until now, Republican Surrealist digs at the administration have generally taken the form of attacks on Donald Rumsfeld, preserving the image of Bush as 'the guy who's on our side, but constantly undermined by his subordinates.' What's going on here ... and why is it going on now, at this particular time?

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