The Senate Republican Communications Center published a paper today -- a reminder to Americans of what leading Democrats had to say about the surge back in 2007. See a few choice quotes here:
SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL): “Tonight We Heard President Bush Say That The Surge In Iraq Is Working, When We Know That's Just Not True.” (“Democrats Blast Bush’s ‘Failed Policies,’ ‘Empty Rhetoric,’” Agence France Presse, 1/29/08)
SEN. JOE BIDEN (D-DE): “This Whole Notion That The Surge Is Working Is Fantasy.” (“Biden: Iraq Surge Success A ‘Fantasy,’” Tribune’s The Swamp Blog, 11/28/07)
SEN. HILLARY CLINTON (D-NY): “The Surge… Has Failed.” “The surge was designed to give the Iraqi government time to take steps to ensure a political solution. It has failed.” (“Hillary: Um, Iraq Surge’s NOT Working,” New York Daily News, 8/23/07)
SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV): “This War Is Lost And … The Surge Is Not Accomplishing Anything.” (Sen. Reid, Press Conference, 4/19/07)
SEN. JOHN KERRY (D-MA): “The Most Important Conclusion That You've Drawn Is That, Thus Far, At Least, The Surge And The Purpose Of It, Which Was To Provide Breathing Space For Political Reconciliation, Has Failed.” (Sen. Kerry, Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senate, 9/4/07)