Why are the Democrats continuing to argue that the U.S. is ready to adopt their Iraq strategy?  Back in November, looking at the number of Iraqi refugees who were returning to a much pacified homeland, I argued:To the extent that the war in Iraq will play a significant role in the 2008 elections, the numbers should be compelling and astounding to Democrats, in a direction they never could have imagined just a few months ago.Undeterred by such progress at the time and continued progress since, Nancy Pelosi has given us her latest refusal to move on from the "Iraq is a failure" meme:BLITZER: Are you not worried, though, that all the gains that have been achieved over the past year might be lost?PELOSI: There haven't been gains, Wolf. The gains have not produced the desired effect, which is the reconciliation of Iraq. This is a failure. This is a failure.Before the surge, such a proclamation indeed made political sense, even if pushing for defeat in Iraq for political gain...(Read Full Post)