TPMtv: May 31, 2007

Should We Really Have Been Surprised?

Shock and disappointment seem to be the prevalent reactions to the recent Democratic compromise on the Iraq funding bill. Whether you agree or disagree with the bill itself, it makes little sense to be surprised when the Democrats were telegraphing the move in advance.

• A TPM reader remarks on the White House's new Korea/Iraq analogy
• Another TPM reader has more Asia-Middle East geopolitical speculatio
• Josh Marshall's take on the Bush plan for Iraq
• The Iraq oil debate continues
• Another reader chimes in on the debate
• Yet another reader joins the fray