Tony Snow says the killers in Iraq want the Dems to win

Tony Snow only backed off Tet part way, saying that as long as the administration doesn't back down it's not Tet. While doing this, he threw in this little gem.

And as Lieutenant General Caldwell said today in his briefing in Baghdad, it is possible, although we don't have a clear pathway into the minds of terrorists, it is possible that they are trying to use violence right now as a way of influencing the elections.

See, the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq would be successful except that insurgents are fighting to support the Dems.

Also, as one reporter rolled through the ISG's various proposed solutions, Tony Snow ruled them out one by one. Partition, "non-starter." Phased withdrawal, No. Five percent, "No."

The only one that didn't garner an outright refusal,

Q Can we run by you the idea of adding many more troops into Iraq?

MR. SNOW: Again, if -- the President has always said if the commanders on the ground tell them they need -- if they need more, then he will consider it. .....

Q So you're not saying that one is out? While you're saying these others are out, it's a possibility that you could --

MR. SNOW: Well, I don't know --