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The Hard way out - -

By David Ignatius

The Hard Way Out

'Victory' Collides With Reality in Iraq

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Some months ago, former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski was explaining to a senior Bush administration official his plan for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq over 12 months, in consultation with the Iraqis. "We're going to do the same thing," the senior official confided, "but we're going to call it victory."

This week it became official: The Bush administration's Iraq policy is no longer "stay the course" but, in the phrase of White House spokesman Tony Snow, "a study in constant motion." The reality, as near as I can tell, is that the administration isn't sure yet where to move after the November elections. Nor are most of the administration's critics. Major newspapers carried editorials or op-eds this week advocating some version of "change the course," but they were vaporous when it came to details.

» E.J. Dionne Jr. President Bush's six-year effort to create an enduring GOP majority based on a right-leaning coalition is on the verge of collapse.
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