Remember this scripted Bush teleconference with solders in Iraq?

A live feed of the soldiers was beamed from Tikrit in north-central Iraq to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, near the White House. Through someone’s lapse, journalists were able to observe Deputy Secretary of Defense for Internal Communications Allison Barber putting the carefully-vetted group of soldiers, which included five officers, through their paces for some minutes prior to the president’s appearance.
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Barber became even more specific, explaining that Bush would ask the group, "In the last 10 months, what kind of progress have we seen?" ... Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo dutifully responded, "Over the past 10 months, the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces are improving.... They continue to develop and grow into a sustainable force."

That was in October 2005, almost two years ago.

The script remains the same but now it's General Patraeus reading the lines.

I do believe Bush really is in a bubble, but it's by choice....that he's delusional and won't countenance anything that challenges those delusions.