The war in Iraq is not going as advertised. It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion. With those words, the late Congressman John P. Murtha set America on a new course. War is about killing, he said, and even in war, killing leaves shadows on the soul. He said torture sears the soul of those who do it and those who witness it. In campaigning for Democrats to take control of Congress in 2006, he said, Were fighting for the soul of America. That fight...