Can we believe Bob Novak’s prediction of a quick exit from Iraq if Bush is re-elected? This is the paragraph that had my jaw dropping:
Well-placed sources in the administration are confident Bush’s decision will be to get out. They believe that is the recommendation of his national security team and would be the recommendation of second-term officials. An informed guess might have Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state, Paul Wolfowitz as defense secretary and Stephen Hadley as national security adviser. According to my sources, all would opt for a withdrawal.
Et tu, Wolfie? Readers have been haranguing me for weeks because of my concern about what’s going on in Iraq. But if Novak is right, the administration itself has given up. What we must demand is an acknowledgment of this before November. If this is Bush’s plan, and I hope it isn’t, then we need to know now. No more spin, Mr president. Deal with reality. Publicly.
The Dish 