It seems to me that the Democrats have really screwed this up in ways they didn't have to screw this up.

The Democrats could have easily taken the position that Bush failed to plan for the war, that he rushed in on bad intelligence, that he inadequately funded and/or trained the troops, etc.

And then, instead of calling for surrender, they could have explained exactly how they would...gasp...WIN this thing by correcting flaws in Bush's strategy.

Unfortunately, however, that wasn't to be. Instead we have this constant drumbeat of defeatism that serves no one.