Thank You, GOP

Via Mike Crowley, get a load of this internal House GOP memo:

The debate should not be about the surge or its details. This debate should not even be about the Iraq war to date, mistakes that have been made, or whether we can, or cannot, win militarily. If we let Democrats force us into a debate on the surge or the current situation in Iraq, we lose.

Rather, the debate must be about the global threat of the radical Islamic movemebnt... Join us in asking our Democratic colleagues, if we do not defeat the radical Islam in Iraq, then where will we do so?

Note to Democrats: Add this to the arsenal of cudgels meant for use against the GOP in the lead up to 2008!

P.S. Aren't you glad to see that Republicans are supporting the Bush administration's escalation of the war in Iraq because they actually believe it can succeed!?

Posted by Kingston