A ROCK & A HARD PLACE

Robert Novak assesses George Bush's dwindling options on Iraq:

Increasingly, Republicans on Capitol Hill see no viable alternative to combat troop withdrawal. While Bush's plight is compared to Abraham Lincoln's after his mid-term elections, there is no capture of Atlanta to guarantee an ultimate military victory. This is not that kind of war.

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[Gracchi]

Novak was anti-war to begin with I think but he is someone with his finger on the GOP's pulse so that's an indication of how many problems Bush has.