Like a hanging, the approaching mid-term elections are concentrating minds in Washington. Republicans and Democrats are racing to find some new idea to rescue America from the quagmire of Iraq. Until now, the policy of George Bush has been to stay the course, come what may. But what if the only alternative to cutting and running is staying and failing? So far, relatively few influential voices are calling for an immediate withdrawal. But the numbers are growing, and this is a worry. For the likely result of an American flight would be to make the present horrors worse.
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