David S. Broder - Anatomy of a Wrong Approach - washingtonpost.com

The problem and opportunity with Iraq is sacrifice. Among the many Bush Administration mistakes, one of the biggest was letting the American people off the hook when it came to sacrifice. Since Vietnam, the disconnect between the military and the civilian society has never been wider. It's almost worse in someways, while Antiwar protesters were trying to get the US out of Vietnam, there is an incredible indifference now, especially among the elite.

This brings me to my second point in that Democratic Presidential candidates have an entry into Iraq. By calling for some shared sacrifice, increase in taxes, use of bully pulpit for a call to service, etc a Democratic candidate would strike a powerful contrast with the Bush Administration and the GOP. While very political, it would also be good for the country. If we pay for this "global war on terror" as we go along, it can only help our economy. Are the wealthy elite saying that paying some taxes for the fight is more important than passing on wealth? Some will call this a class-warfare thing, but I'd argue that it is a call for America to unite itself with common sacrifice. Let the US show a unified front and win this thing.