4 Quotes by Christopher Whitney

Republicans aren't thinking as they used to think on these issues. There has been a role reversal at the leadership level and it has trickled down.

While Americans generally support the goal of promoting democracy, they take the pragmatic approach of not making it a top priority in all cases.

The sense I get from this is that the American public has become far more skeptical about what is happening in Iraq.

It's clear that people are taking their cues from the president--either embracing his leadership or moving away from it.