Dems Finally Back Down

It was inevitable, and finally the Democrats have backed down on their demands for surrender deadlines in funding for the war. They were never in a position to get any such Bill passed, but they wanted to make their statement and attempt to appease their rabid base. (You know, playing politics while our military forces are in the field and all that. But they support the troops!) Of course that won't work, because nothing short of immediate and complete withdrawal from the battlefield will make the KosKidz happy.

Their response has been kind of tame (at Kos anyway), with Kos counseling patience. However, this part of his post caught my eye:

We face a multiple-front war -- against conservatives, against an out-of-touch and corrupt beltway consultant class, against corporatist Democrats, or Democrats that long ago lost the fire in their belly, and against a compromised punditry elite.

That pretty much sums it up for the anti-war crowd. The only enemy they recognize and are willing the go to "war" against are their political enemies. I know it's a lot to ask, but just once I'd like to see the left get worked up about defeating our real enemies. But, like I said, that would be asking a lot.

Another part of the post that caught my eye was this bit:

Buck up. We still haven't completely lost this Iraq supplemental battle. And if we do, instead of crying and taking your ball home, resolve to fight even harder. We owe it to our troops in Iraq, to our families, to our neighbors, to ourselves.

Funny, I read quite a few MilBlogs and have read a lot about what the soldiers actually fighting the war want, and I don't recall ever reading about them asking to be rescued from the war. Is that what Kos thinks we "owe" them?

Do they want to come home? Of course, who wouldn't. But most of what I read is they simply want to finish the job they've started. All they ask is to be given the time, resources, and support to complete the mission. While the KosKidz love to keep a bodycount, everyone of those killed will have been lost in vain if the left gets it's way. That's not supporting the troops in my book, and it certainly isn't what we "owe" them.