expense of so many. instead he abandoned iraq and we re watching american defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. this one is a tough one when you read it because it is fair game and legitimate subject for discussion. did the president push hard enough? did he make a stand? did he fight with maliki and say we need to leave u.s. troops here in iraq but do republicans real want the bush team, the iraq team, the people, you know, no weapons of mass destruction, no iraqi oil to pay for it, no greetings for u.s. liberators, 4,500 service men and women killed in iraq. do the republicans really want the bush team out there leading the charge right now? the jaws of victory construct is open for question, and i think to your broader point, no, of course not. the party wants to look to the future. however, the cheney family wants to look to the future, too, which is the point of that op-ed. it s about helping liz cheney get more of a platform so she can start a political comeback of her own.