Quit Bargaining With the Lives of Our Loved Ones

Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) recently stated that he thinks: "In 2006, American troops will begin to leave Iraq in large numbers. By the end of the year, I believe we will have redeployed at least 50,000 troops."

But Biden, Dean, and far too many other Democrats are remarkably silent about the 80,000 or more troops that would remain in Iraq. And they're mute when it comes to the 800-plus soldiers who will most likely be killed between now and then, bringing the US body count to around 3,000. That's playing Russian roulette with our loved ones. If the Democratic leaders don't play that game with their families, they've got no right to play it with ours.