Murtha's Charge (and an Iraq proposal All Democrats can support)

ILLUSTRATED: We in the grassroots must raise the policy debate in our local media.
There are many posts on this blog (as well as talking points on the right hand side) imploring Democrats to bone up on National Security. I hope John Murtha's charge will give all Democrats the cover they need to start challenging the Administration, as an opposition party must do. We at the grassroots level need to engage our local media, (neighborhood rags and call-in shows) to really generate a policy debate beyond "No war, bring them home vs. Support the fight against Terror".
As I wrote on June 30, we still have a moral obligation and geopolitical imperative to try our very best to create an Iraq with internal security as well as the working civil service that any functioning democracy needs. As of today, I am still going to wait for the elections in four weeks before giving up all hope.
There seem to be Dems who want a timetable/benchmarks, and those who still want to make democracy work. One proposal for ALL DEMOCRATS is to advocate a small drawdown after the elections. It might weaken us in military firepower, but it would strengthen us in political credibility. The latter being more important in quelling an insurgency. The Sunnis need to feel that they have more to gain by political cooperation, than by holding out in their fighting. A clear message that we intend to leave will be a big step into gaining the Sunnis' trust.