Lieberman and McCain on Iraq Lieberman and McCain on Iraq

WSJ: Listening to Petraeus: The president had the courage to change course on Iraq. Does Congress? by Sens. McCain and Lieberman makes a number of points about the testimony of Gen. David Petraeus before Congress. Of particular interest:

The Bush administration clung for too long to a flawed strategy in this war, despite growing evidence of its failure. Now advocates of withdrawal risk making the exact same mistake, by refusing to re-examine their own conviction that Gen. Petraeus's strategy cannot succeed and that the war is "lost," despite rising evidence to the contrary.

The Bush administration finally had the courage to change course in Iraq earlier this year. After hearing from Gen. Petraeus today, we hope congressional opponents of the war will do the same.