Cheney Logic

Dick Cheney has said that "The only way to lose this fight is to quit . . . ."

OK. But how about winning the war, Dick? The statement's "logic" suggests that, by continuing to fight, we will win. Because winning and losing, it's got to be one or the other, right? So continue fighting, and win. Quit, and lose. But wait a minute. The sentence doesn't say that. Indeed, the only way to "win" would seem to be not to lose, which means, . . . fighting forever.

Is Cheney proposing an endless war? Well, the president today said that a "complete withdrawal" from Iraq would have to come under a "future president," but he backed down when pushed on that, saying that he wouldn't give a timetable.

So here you go: No peace with honor, folks. This isn't the 1970s. Peace means quitting, defeat. So, let the next president take the blame for losing Iraq. Not this administration, people. They've never made any mistakes.

I can hear it now: "President Feingold lost Iraq!"