An Acceptable Level of Violence

It used to be that George W. Bush defined success in Iraq as a country that could sustain itself, govern itself and defend itself. Today, Bush lowered the bar:

Either we'll succeed, or we won't succeed. And the definition of success as I described is sectarian violence down. Success is not, no violence. There are parts of our own country that have got a certain level of violence to it. But success is a level of violence where the people feel comfortable about living their daily lives. And that's what we're trying to achieve.

So, what does that mean?

Q How do you define an acceptable level of violence? I mean, how can that possibly be defined?

MR. SNOW: That's a very good question. I don't have an answer.

Another well thought out Bush policy.