If, in fact, the Democratic Leadership wanted the election to succeed, was it really a good idea for them, on the eve of same, to start making pronouncements about how we were destinied to lose the war, that the military was broken, etc.?

Not only did such statements appear to embolden the words of the terrorist leaders (see earler posts), but didn't such chilling pronouncements have the potential to scare Iraqis into not voting, for fear of increased terrorism?