The limits of defeatism

These poll results suggest that, apart from the irresponsibility of their position on the merits, the Democrats’ defeatist approach to Iraq may not be a winning political strategy. In fact, the Dems’ approach may be a dubious political strategy precisely because of its weakness on the merits.
According to the survey, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, 57 percent of Americans say

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