They could do better?

I am so sick of the "end Iraq war" crowd. Not because they want troops out of Iraq, but because the work under the beleaguered fantasy that somehow we can end the war by removing U.S. troops from Iraq. After all, every time there's a power vacuum it immediately quells violence. Obviously, the best way to stop al Qaeda from trying to overthrow the Democratically-elected Iraqi government is by withdrawing the primary thing standing in their way. Obviously, the best way to stop Sunni and Shiite factions from slaughtering each other's civilians is to stop trying to disarm them. Obviously, the best way to stop the new-Baathists from trying to instill a military dictator is to step aside and ignore their attempts at doing so.

Just be honest. If they wanted to end the war in Iraq, they wouldn't be asking for troops to leave. They want to end the U.S.'s involvement in the war which is a dramatically different thing.

Dems could do far more to end Iraq war
The Politico

The vast majority of Democrats in Congress are powerfully clear about what they think about the war in Iraq. It is the greatest strategic blunder of a generation.

It is a lost cause. Above all, it is immoral - with more men and women dying each day for a war that many Democrats concluded years ago was a terrible mistake.

But clarity gives way to muddle when you pose a simple question to Democrats: After eight months in power on Capitol Hill, why have you not done more to end the war?

Most answers come down to some version of "There's nothing we can do."