Saturday, November 25, 2006.
On that date, we’ll have been at war in Iraq longer than we were at war in World War II– the same length of time from March 20th, 2003 to then as the attack on Pearl Harbor to the end of WWII on V-J Day. (Dec 7, 1941 to Aug 24, 1945.)
It will also be 18 days after the 2006 elections. And sadly, that anniversary comes a bit late to have resonance with many voters.
Maybe we should go with August 19? That takes us up to V-E Day… no, now we’re too far away from Election Day.
I’ve got it. Saturday, September 30, 2006. That’s the length of the European portion of WWII, measured from the day that George W. Bush stood on an aircraft carrier and announced the end of major combat operations in the Iraq War.
There you go, George. A bit over three more months. Hell, FDR almost finished up the war against Hitler in that amount of time, and he was a Democrat on his deathbed who was working with commies. Surely you can do better.