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Still, when it comes to the party's approach to economic policy, foreign policy, and even most domestic-policy issues, Democrats are in broad agreement. Early on in the 2008 primaries, it became clear that there just weren't many real issues dividing the candidates. Nearly everyone wanted to roll back Bush's tax cuts, establish some kind of national health-care system, withdraw from Iraq and work more closely with allies around the world. Democrats even achieved this unity while expanding and diversifying the party, becoming more Hispanic, younger, more affluent, and representing more areas of the country, particularly...
...courage and I know he wants to do right by America," Biden said. "But the harsh truth is, ladies and gentlemen, you can't change America when you boast - and these are John's words - [that on] 'the most important issues of our day, I've been totally in agreement and support of President Bush...
Timing is everything in war, as in politics. The draft withdrawal agreement was signed on the eve of the Democratic convention and takes away a lever that anti-war activists had planned to use to push their party back into the White House. And while it's too soon to know how quickly U.S. troops will be leaving Iraq (and in what numbers), the tentative agreement opens the door for strengthening the American military presence in Afghanistan, where both parties agree it is desperately needed. Tens of thousands of U.S. troops will leave Iraq next year if present trends continue...
Secondly, the agreement applies only to combat troops, meaning about half of the U.S. military personnel now in Iraq could remain there in supporting and training roles beyond...
Finally, the draft agreement could be derailed by an upsurge in violence. The Iraqis have been telling reporters it contains specific dates, including June 30, 2009, for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraqi cities and towns, and December 31, 2011, for the withdrawal of all U.S. combat forces from the country. But Bush Administration officials, having been burned repeatedly since launching the invasion for brandishing overly optimistic predictions, now seem allergic to setting such precise deadlines. They instead prefer to label them "aspirational time horizons." Given its track record at predicting the course of events in Iraq since March...