The Wall Street Journal editorial of April 20 is a case in point. Declaring Fallujah had to be "cleared out as a terrorist sanctuary" and condemning the ceasefire, it warned the White House: "The fastest way for Mr. Bush to lose support at home would be if Americans see soldiers restrained from doing what it takes to win by UN statements or political control.
That's when his own base begins to walk.
Republican senator John McCain summed up the mood sweeping Washington in a speech yesterday. Calling for another 10,000 troops to be sent to Iraq and for greater military spending, McCain declared Iraq was the "biggest foreign policy test in a generation", that would be "very expensive, difficult and long".
