The Democrat's Civil War

Forget about civil war in Iraq, there's one already brewing in the Democratic Party over campaign issues:

The American military's continued presence in Iraq will be a prime talking point for Democrats as they try to regain the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in November. But beyond daily attacks on the Bush administration's handling of the war, the Democrats have yet to form a unified party position on the issue.

Some in the party are ready to bolt from Iraq:

"Strategic Redeployment: a Progressive Plan for Iraq and the Struggle Against Violent Extremists," advocates a drawdown of 80,000 U.S troops from Iraq by the end of 2006.

But others aren't so sure:

Korb's plan is competing with others that tend to avoid any timetable for withdrawal. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has a plan for a drawdown of troops based on successful benchmarks. Sen. Joseph Biden, Del., has a similar plan. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has focused on highlighting President Bush's failures of conduct in the war rather than embracing any plans for getting out of Iraq.
House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who supports Murtha's plan for immediate withdrawal, nonetheless has said the House Democratic Caucus will not officially endorse a plan, rather it will let individual members decide their positions.

The problem also is indecision in the party's leadership. Liberals are so afraid of offending anyone, that they can't possibly take a firm position on any issue.