[HaveHadEnough]

Mr Bush will acknowledge "that these are unsettling times."

No. This sounds too much like "malaise." He must sound resolute.

[uncbob]

No. This sounds too much like "malaise." He must sound resolute.

You are so right

The fact that he has waited so long to do this is unsettling

Either you are a strong leader or you aren't. It can't be created as needed

Let us hope it isn't similar to "It's a Hard Job " drivel from the first Kerry debate

[plain talk]

You're right. Bush lost his political compass long ago. He should have been declaring Iraq a victory long ago and stated that we were now only there to assist in peackeeping and the rest is up to Iraq etc etc.

If Iraq were later to go south he would have been able to say we won the war but Iraq itself lost the peace. We did our part by getting Saddam out of there and setting up a democratic govt. Our work was a success. End of story. He should have never set the expectation that how the peace turns out is a reflection on us. Bush has played this Iraq thing poorly politically and has allowed the lying stinking democrats a foothold to power. An incredible blunder.