Hugh Hewitt Mission in Iraq

Don't Encourage Our Enemies —Hugh Hewitt As signs of stability continue to accumulate in Iraq, so to do reports of terrible carnage as the radical Islamists spread mayhem as a means of bringing Iraq's fragile democracy down.The good news is that there is indeed good news, as the number of attacks and murders in Baghdad decline, and as Iraqis especially those in the Parliament confirm their understanding that there is no more time for maneuvering, only progress.Given the momentum shift, it should be the job of the Congress of the United States to discourage rather than encourage our enemies. But even after the defeat of the Senate Democrats nonbinding resolution, Harry Reid and company are back with another bit of grandstanding intended to mollify their fanatical anti-war base, even as it undermines the mission in Iraq.We urge the Republicans to again take up the challenge of defending the mission and the troops. The Democrats are fully committed to defeat. The supporters of victory look for leadership from the Senate GOP.