Iraq and the Polls - New York Times:
Brooks is proving to be one of the more thoughtful voices on the Times OPED page. Unlike some of his compatriots, one in particular (you know who I mean), he also does not a different argument for each of the days of the week.
"On Tuesday, Senator Joe Biden gave a speech in Washington on Iraq, after his most recent visit. It was, in some ways, a model of what the president needs to tell the country in the weeks ahead. It was scathing about the lack of progress in many areas. But it was also constructive. 'I believe we can still succeed in Iraq,' he said. Biden talked about building the coalition at home that is necessary if we are to get through the 2006 election cycle without a rush to the exits.
Biden's speech brought to mind something Franklin Roosevelt told the country on Feb. 23, 1942: 'Your government has unmistakable confidence in your ability to hear the worst, without flinching or losing heart. You must, in turn, have complete confidence that your government is keeping nothing from you except information that will help the enemy in his attempt to destroy us.'
That's how democracies should fight, even in the age of polling. "
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