The Bush campaign did a terrible job on this issue. They should have had news conferences and made the case.
The question is: WHY????
I agree that the Bush campaign did a terrible job of explaining what was happening in Iraq - they let the liberal media set the pace. They were also bad in tell the voters that there are signs of the ecomomy coming back. The media and Kerry's camp drove the agenda.
As I watched Karl Rove speak yesterday on TV - I thought - too bad those things were said earlier and clearer.