Around the country, many grass-roots Democrats are clamoring for a quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. On Capitol Hill, Democratic politicians have grown newly aggressive in denouncing the Bush administration's war strategy and outlining other options.
But among the Democratic foreign-policy elite, dominated by people who previously served in the top ranks of government, there are stark differences -- and significant vagueness -- about a viable alternative...
The always incisive Colin Meade looks at much the same phenomenon in Britain, also quickly reviewing Walid Phares's new book, Future Jihad : Terrorist Strategies Against America.