The congressional democrats are making moves to put John McCain's presidential aspirations and the Republicans in general in check. They realize that the only direction that the United States can move in Iraq is in the direction of sending more troops. Not enough troops were sent to do the job and the troops that are there are not safe enough even to withdraw.
More troops are needed for three reasons:
- Lock down the country and make it safe
- Chase down Insurgents in a locked down environment where they cannot hide
- Bring the best of the best trainers in to train the Iraqi troops and police as was originally promised.
The US has failed on all three of these counts in the past. The Democrats despite their public outcry, know this is the only real option. However, by making that outcry that this will likely fail, they are hedging against John McCain. If it does fail or fails enough where its uncertain, then John McCain is finished as a presidential contender. In the meantime, it only helps the Democrats motivate their own base by lamenting the fact that the surge won't work. It is only icing on the cake that it makes George Bush look worse. Its almost impossible for anyone to make George Bush worse than he makes himself look, but this attempt does bury him in a deeper hole. Regardless don't be fooled by the public commentary, its all part of the Presidential chess game and has little to do with Iraq.
Its not a gamble on the Democrats part, however if the Surge does work, John McCain will stand a much better chance of winning the nomination and possibly the election.
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