“By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom … The Iraq war has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced.”

When did I hear a prediction like this before? Oh yeah, George W. Bush, a few years back, when he was announcing mission accomplished (though without the 2013 deadline, of course). And pretty much ever since, when he and his sock-puppets in Congress are explaining that if we just hang tough and never question the war effort or the (Republican) president, victory is assured.

In fairness, McCain did detail his strategy a couple of years back: Put the Sunnis and Shiites together in one room and tell them “Stop the BS.” Yes, I’m sure that will work.

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