This is the sum of the
Bush Strategy:
But it is the president's Iraq policy that has taken the biggest slide in the polls. Once a mainstay of his public support, his handling of the Iraq war was backed by only 41 percent in an Associated Press-Ipsos poll this month -- his lowest level of support yet on Iraq.
Bush acknowledged discontent over his decisions but signaled no shift in policy or timing for the American presence in Iraq. "Some may disagree with my decision to remove Saddam Hussein from power, but all of us can agree that the world's terrorists have now made Iraq a central front in the war on terror," he said. "This mission isn't easy, and it will not be accomplished overnight."
Overnight? Remember "major combat operations" ended more than two years ago?
What Bush is saying is he screwed up and has no idea what to do.
Finally, the lies and/or delusion continue:
"Time and again, the Iraqi people have defied the skeptics who claim they are not up to the job of building a free society," he said. "I am confident that Iraqis will continue to defy the skeptics as they build a new Iraq that represents the diversity of their nation and assumes greater responsibility for their own security. And when they do, our troops can come home with the honor they have earned."
Mr. President, is the honor of our troops conditioned on the success of your lunacy? I protest that smear of our soldiers.