Things are not going well in Iraq according to most reports, and are particularly bad according to Democrats. The Democrats appear to be hoping things go badly because they hate President Bush so much. Many of them seem to be willing to provide encouragemnet to the enemy. I think that Bush did the right thing in the war on terror even if his effort fails. If he succeeds the Islamist threat will end with relatively little loss of life. If the effort fails the Islamists will continue to attack us. If we lose out in Iraq, the Islamists will be encouraged to press their attacks on us. If that happens, I expect there to be attacks that even a Democratic President cannot ignore. The Democrat response will be horrific, in part because the Republicans will support them. If Bush's effort fails, then I expect a nuclear war during the term on the next President (who I expect to be a Democrat). The Islamists will be wiped out, but a lot of Americans will die. I suppose it is possible that a Democrat like Carter could get elected. In that case we might continue to surrender, and our survival could be in doubt. I think one plan of the Islamists with their Russian, Chinese, and French supporters is to try to get a Carter elected in the US.