Carnage in Iraq is so common .. it’s faded from view (The Hill: Marshall)

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Thursday September 16, 2004

Of all the reasons President Bush has moved ahead in the polls, one stands head and shoulders above the rest: Iraq has dropped off the campaign radar. <snip>

Back more than a year ago, when it first began to dawn on many that stabilizing, let alone democratizing, Iraq would be a great struggle, the challenge was often framed around the unacceptability of allowing Iraq to “become another Lebanon” or descend into civil war.

But let’s be honest with ourselves: That’s already happened. And a widespread public recognition of that fact is the clearest reason why this week’s upsurge in violence garnered so little attention. It’s just not surprising any more. A year ago, when a bomber blew up the Jordanian Embassy, it sent a shock through the United States.
The same was more or less the case in the bombings that followed through the rest of 2003 and into early 2004. <snip>

Politically, Kerry needs to ignore the commentators who will press him to come up with a 20-point plan that will immediately rectify the situation in Iraq. Yes, he needs to give an idea of what he’ll do if and when he takes over. But the emphasis should be on the undeniable fact that though the way forward may be murky, the last person you want to lead the country down that foggy path is the guy who screwed everything up so badly in the first place. <snip>

http://www.thehill.com/marshall/091604.aspx

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