A Democratic dissenter on the war

By Michelle Malkin  •  March 20, 2007 01:51 AM

Nope, I’m not talking about Joe Lieberman.

It’s Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano:

Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano’s recent statements supporting military operations in Iraq and saying she has no plans to call for a troop withdrawal are drawing criticism from her own party who’ve lost patience with the war.

Napolitano made her first visit to Iraq this month at the invitation of Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

After two days of conversations with soldiers, military commanders and other officials, she said she came away optimistic about the country’s security situation and the potential for success with the recent decision to increase troop strength in Baghdad.

“I think we’re restoring stability,” Napolitano said.

Her stance, more in line with Republican Sen. Jon Kyl than Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after their February visit to Iraq, is stirring unrest in the party ranks.

Sherry Bohlen, co-chairwoman of the Arizona Progressive Democratic Caucus, said Napolitano’s words have “a lot of conversation going within the party.”


I’ll bet. Probably a lot of it unprintable in a family newspaper…

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