The report on the war is becoming something that both sides of the 2008 election are looking at. The report, which is scheduled to be delivered to the White House in a couple of weeks, is going to end up having a big role to play when it comes to election talk. There are several sides of the issue, and each side is going to have a different reaction, depending on what the report says.
According to USA Election Polls, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are leaders in the Democratic race while the Republican race is up in the air with several candidates vying for top tier status such as Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Ron Paul.
The Democrats, who have for the most part been anti-war, or who have at least made mention of the fact that they want to see the troops home soon are looking to the report with the hopes that it will validate their claims. If the report does not promote the war as a success, the Democrats will have further fuel to be able to make this point clear. If the report, however, calls the surge a success, the Democrats will have to re-evaluate their rhetoric to make sure that it fits with what is said in the report.
The Republicans, on the other hand, will have to balance their rhetoric in the opposite direction. If the report comes back that the current operations in Iraq have been successful, they can dial up their pro-war rhetoric. If the report comes back claiming that the war is not successful, then they are going to be the ones who have to change what they are saying and make their opinions fit in with this report. No matter what happens, it is going to change the way that the candidates talk about the war.
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