SURRENDER IS AS SURRENDER DOES: Jules Crittenden looks at some fancy political footwork on the surge and Iraq.

Some related thoughts from James Taranto: “Actually, when you think about it, it’s amazing how similar the 2008 race is to the 2004 race. We have a formidable establishment candidate who originally backed the war, then changed his mind (John Kerry then, Hillary Clinton now); a challenger who has opposed the war all along, and who is clearly out of his depth (Howard Dean, Barack Obama); and a third guy who stands around looking pretty (John Edwards, John Edwards).”