They Know Better. We Should, Too.

The New Hampshire Union-Leader editorial on supporting the troops. The are commenting on the Washington Post article from yesterday that revealed the feelings of the troops in Iraq.

Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, commander of Multinational Division North and the 25th Infantry Division, said "This is a worthwhile endeavor. Nothing that is worthwhile is usually easy, and we need to give this more time for it to all come together. We all want to come home, but we have a significant investment here, and we need to give the Iraqi army and the Iraqi people a chance to succeed."

When the troops on the ground say they believe in the mission and want to see it through, when they say that withdrawal will embolden the terrorists and endanger the Iraqi people, how can anyone take seriously the anti-war pronouncements of Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes?

Democrats running for Congress say they support the troops, but it is not the kind of support the troops want. They want more resources to enable them to win. They don't want to be told that victory is impossible and that retreat is the only option. They know better. We should too.

The troops are steadfast in their determination. Do you really want to be less strong? Do you really want to take away all they have done - and despite the screeching, they have done an enormous amount of good. If they are "redeployed", the new Democratic euphemism for running away, we will have failed here at home to match their faith in the mission.

We will have failed them.