If they've said it once, . . .

How much time and money is spent repeating things for those who weren't listening or have been misled by demagogues. The press and the Democrats have been whining that we don't have an exit strategy, when anybody who wasn't busy hating Bush already knew what the plan is.

Rhetorical Note: When you're losing an argument, you can get a lot of mileage out of pretending your opponent hasn't said what he said. Changing the subject and making bald assertions without providing proof are also popular tactics. Don't be surprised if they ignore the release of the strategy and just keep repeating the Big Lie.

On second thought, don't be surprised if they start complaining that this plan isn't new.