Yesterday afternoon, Democratic leaders from both the Senate and the House met with the president to discuss resolving their dispute over funding for the Iraq war. Greg Sargent apparently has an inside source who tells quite a tale:
"Reid talked about a recent conversation he had with a retired general where they talked about the similarities between the current situation and Vietnam," the source relates. "He talked about how the President and Secretary of Defense [during Vietnam] knew that the war was lost but continued to press on at the cost of thousands of additional lives lost."
"The analogy to Vietnam appeared to touch a nerve with the President. He appeared a little sensitive to it," the source continued. "And he clearly didn't like to hear people in the room say that the war couldn't be won militarily."More: "Reid made it clear to the President that he understood that the President and Vice President after the veto would come after him and Speaker Pelosi with everything they have. Reid said that he and Pelosi would respond just as aggressively. He said he was convinced that they were on the right side of the issue."
It doesn't look like the Dems are going to blink on this one. Good for them and good for us. Poll after poll over the past few days have shown that the public is overwhelmingly on the side of the Democrats. This is a fight they can and will win. The Dems have made their intentions clear. The question now is, what will the White House do?
UPDATE: More here.
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