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August 17, 2007 | Editorial

GEORGE W. Bush’s strategy in Iraq is to keep the U.S. occupation going indefinitely–these days, we’re told, to prevent Iraq from becoming a base for al-Qaeda in the “war on terror.”

So it’s little wonder that so many people have looked to the field of Democratic presidential candidates to provide a plan to bring the troops home. But these Democrats are promoting plans that would keep the U.S. military on the ground in Iraq for the foreseeable future.

“Even as they call for an end to the war and pledge to bring the troops home, the Democratic presidential candidates are setting out positions that could leave the United States engaged in Iraq for years,” the New York Times observed.

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