GOP on "Winning" the War

Earlier this year, the Republican Party attacked Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) for saying that "the direction [of the Iraq war has] got to be changed or it's unwinnable." It was a far more harmless comment than President Bush who stated flatly this week that the War on Terror could not be won. Yet, here is what the GOP had to say about Murtha. Will they say the same about Bush?

“In a calculated and craven political stunt, the national Democrat Party declared its surrender in the war on terror...That position – that baseless, partisan, shocking position – is that American troops aren’t up to the job... It tells our enemies that if it’s unwinnable to us, it’s winnable to them.” – Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX), 5/7/04

“In a world of instantaneous global communication, we need to be very sensitive to what we say…. We should be very careful not to encourage our enemies. This war is winnable, but if insurgents heard his words, it was harder to win than before he spoke.” - Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN), Floor Statement 5/19/2004