The Will to Win

What happens if we give up on Iraq? According to this Opinion Journal article, it's the following:

• The U.S. loses all credibility on weapons proliferation
• Broader Mideast instability
• The U.S. loses all credibility with Muslim reformers
• The U.S. invites more terrorist attacks on American soil

It concludes, "We still believe victory in Iraq is possible, indeed likely, notwithstanding its costs and difficulties. But the desire among so many of our political elites to repudiate Mr. Bush and his foreign policy is creating a dangerous public pessimism that could yet lead to defeat--a defeat whose price would be paid by all Americans, and for years to come."

A person without mettle will back down in the face of resistance; he sheepishly forfeits his position not because he's wrong but because he is opposed. This is not a foreign policy, it's a character flaw.