Wag the Dog in Reverse

The Iraq war is petering out, so the Democrats need President Bush to start a new one so they can have something to run against:

But what happens if President Bush does not bomb Iran? That is good news for the world, but potentially terrible news for the Democrats. If we do go to war in Iran, the election will indeed be a referendum on the results, which the Republican Party will own no matter whom it nominates for president. But if we don’t, the Democratic standard-bearer will have to take a clear stand on the defining issue of the race. As we saw once again at Tuesday night’s debate, the front-runner, Hillary Clinton, does not have one.

As Don Surber wrote: "Suppose they gave a protest and nobody warred?"

Originally posted in UNCoRRELATED Nov 4, 2007