And the Dems who told us they’d get us out have………continued to fund Bush’s failed Iraq war.

There is little question that the winds of discontent are stirring among Republicans on Capitol Hill over the direction of the Iraq war. A majority, of course, continued to support President Bush with their votes this week during the latest Iraq debate. But several Republicans no longer whisper, or walk away, when asked about their skepticism.

So why is that sentiment not echoing throughout the Republican presidential field?

“That’s a very good question,” said Senator Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican who twice ran for president. “It’s the foremost issue facing our country, and our country broadly supports a different policy. One would think the presidential candidates would tune in to that.”

Mr. Alexander is among those advocating a new direction. While stopping short of support for a firm deadline to withdraw troops, he has proposed putting into law the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, which called for a change of mission.

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