Getting used to seeing this:

“White House efforts to keep congressional Republicans united over the Iraq war suffered another major defection yesterday as Sen. Pete V. Domenici (N.M.) broke with President Bush and called for an immediate change in U.S. strategy that could end combat operations by spring.

The six-term lawmaker, party loyalist and former staunch war supporter represents one of the most significant GOP losses to date. Speaking to reporters at a news conference in Albuquerque, Domenici said he began to question his stance on Iraq late last month, after several conversations with the family members of dead soldiers from his home state, and as it became clear that Iraqi leaders are making little progress toward national reconciliation.

“We cannot continue asking our troops to sacrifice indefinitely while the Iraqi government is not making measurable progress,” Domenici said. “I do not support an immediate withdrawal from Iraq or a reduction in funding for our troops. But I do support a new strategy that will move our troops out of combat operations and on the path to coming home.”

First Domenici has NEVER been a “stanch defender” of the war, and has wavered from time time.¬† This “stance”¬† along with that of other RINOs such as Lugar, Warner and (Cry me a River) Voinovich, and (I smells the rain, see the helecopters) Hagel, this is far from a mass defection and so NOT suprising.
Still what this dolt and the rest of the dolts are in essence doing is telling General Patreaus that they have absolutely no confidence in his ability (even though the surge is so far a hugh success), and showing their real distain for the troops. ¬† It’s always the case that when the going is trough the wussies pull up their tents.

If you so choose give him a call and tell him just how his non-support of active troops in the field makes you feel.