Democrats' Innocent Bystander Fable

Who's war is this?

From David Sirota...

As you can see from the video above which I spliced together from last night’s debate, at least some Democratic politicians do not seem to comprehend that the image of weakness has much less to do with positions on issues, and much more to do with whether a politician is perceived as being willing to use the power afforded to them in their public office. While I certainly agree that the responsibility for this war lies mostly with President Bush, the idea that Democrats (especially those who originally voted for the war and who have voted to keep funding the war without binding timelines) had nothing at all to do with the war is offensive for its dishonesty - and I’m glad at least a few Democrats on that stage like John Edwards, Chris Dodd and Dennis Kucinich had the guts to debunk the pass-the-buck rhetoric.

Continuing to push the Innocent Bystander Fable in the face of objective facts showing that it is a lie is not only precisely the way for Democrats to project weakness and insult the public’s intelligence, but worst of all, the most aggressive way to indefinitely continue a war that the vast majority of the American people opposes.