He obviously did not see a defamation campaign starting against him and our troops, by the Dems and their faux media.
First off one can talk about both things - But more importantly it was incredibly foolish if the WH didn't think the MSM and DEM's were going to continue to run down our Iraq success -
Additionally the PR machines out of the WH, Congress and the Senate (not to mention the RNC itself) are much more powerful than simply expecting it all to fall on President GWB shoulders!
The PR machine of all those listed above has a tremendous amount of power - Yet they have sat by and done nothing! And it seems like when any of the GOP'ers to speak they come off like half-fools when discussing the GWOT (which includes Iraq!) - Our amazing success (and continued success) in the GWOT should not be so hard to defend! - Yet the PR machines out of the WH, Congress and the Senate have sat back and allowed a new lying premise to be reestablished that Iraq is a mess!
Our soldiers who are told to fight 24/7 deserve much better out of the WH and RNC! - They deserve to know the WH and RNC is setting the record straight back here at home! - and for the past six months they have not been doing it with any intensity!