Cross-posted on DailyKos here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/6/19/ 194414/134
As we head into the fourth year of the Iraqi conflict/disaster, we've heard lots of angles from Republicans and Democrats regarding the situation on the ground. Republican talking points consist of "staying the course", a totally idiotic meme which will get more of our troops killed, and establishing a democracy which will topple all Middle East dictatorships, while forcibly introducing the concept of democracy to peoples who either don't want it or aren't ready to accept it. Democrats argue for a phased redeployment and are willing to let the situation play out on its own using the sensible facts that our troops are caught in a civil war and are being shot at by all sides. Both parties have received a bunch of time to air their views, but very little has been made of the five-hundred pound gorilla next door:
IRAN.
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