In all fairness to the neo con stategery of the Bush Iraq invasion, the NEW way forward is * much different * from all other strategeries thus far. After the Baker study group suggestions and a whirl wind listening tour by the President I believe he has hit the nail on the head... ignore everyone who is not a decider and surge forward with plan A in which failure is not an option...
this time.
Last time failure was an option but Bush has cleaverly called for a do over, a mulligan so to speak as if the first 3,000 dead troops don't count. Remember the old way forward was that we were going to stand down when the Iraqis stand up.

So here it is ...ta ta ta da da daaaa The NEw sTrategery is

NOW we are going to "step" down when Iraq steps up. This new talking point was parroted not only by Cheney on Meet the Press this week but also every other major Republican sack of pundit liar for hire. Hmm Liar for Hire has a nice ring to it. But a sack of pundit stinks. But to get back to the point...

The other new way forward is to stay longer in rough neighborhoods in Bagdad so the bad guys (insurgents, goons, thugs and evil doers) can't creep back in. Pure genius, besides if the Democrats had a better idea they should tell us. They haven't so they don't. If liberals had a better idea we surely would be hearing about it non stop on the FOX networks.

Baghdad had 7 million people in it but is now down to over 5 million. An extra 21,000 troops should nicely outnumber the bad guys.
At this rate we should win the Iraq civil war even if by attrition in less than 20 years, less if we go go nukuler*.


* depending on when an invasion of Iran becomes unavoidable.