U.S. Troop Buildup in Iraq Getting Bigger

Are the Democrats in charge, or what? How is it that Bush continues to expand the war seemingly without opposition:

President Bush's troop buildup in Baghdad apparently will be bigger and more costly — and perhaps last longer — than it seemed when he unveiled the plan in January as the centerpiece of a new Iraq strategy.

U.S. officials say it's too early to tell whether the troop reinforcements will succeed in containing the sectarian and insurgent violence, but it looks as though the Pentagon is preparing for an expanded commitment — assuming that by summer there are solid signs that the extra effort is yielding significant results.

The Democrats are turning out to be all talk on the war:

US Democrats unveiled a double-pronged attack on President George W. Bush over Iraq Thursday, demanding the withdrawal of all US combat troops from the unpopular war as early as March 2008.

But the White House swiftly responded, vowing Bush would veto any bill that amounted to a precipitous departure from Iraq, and accused Congress's Democratic leaders of interfering in military strategy for political gain.