BBC: Bush presents firm front on Iraq ~ a disarmingly relaxed President Bush fields questions .....

BBC ^ | Thursday, 30 November 2006, 13:45 GMT | Jon Leyne BBC News, Amman

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Watched the news conference in the late hours and the President was STRONG!

[Howlin]

Bump to that.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Once again here in Jordan, Mr Bush painted this struggle in black and white terms, good against evil.

If he is being urged now to accept compromises and develop a new policy that reflects the increasingly complex nature of the war in Iraq, it is going to be a very hard sell.

I do like this statement....

[Paloma_55]

A steadfast commitment to principles is a VERY HARD thing to beat.

The Dems can whine, cry, complain, and even threaten to cut funds but the reality is, that if they do ANYTHING that disrupts the process, they will take the blame for it.

Video of Iraqi citizens clinging to helicopter landing gear from the top of the US Embassy is something they do not want to live with for the next 30 years.

[jazusamo]

I did as well and you're correct that he was strong. I don't believe the MSM expected that.

[NormsRevenge]

I managed to stay up and caught the entire press conference first chance to comment on it.

He and the PM done good, real good.

Of course, the media idiots were clueless that they were handed their arses in a sack, imo, but what else is new?

Good luck to Maliki and the Iraqi people.

[La Enchiladita]

Re-play in a few minutes:

C-SPAN
06:13 PM EST
0:38
Statement
U.S.-Iraq Relations
White House Travel, Foreign Trip
George W. Bush , United States
Nouri Al-Maliki , Iraq

[CottShop]

Well if the President was strong, then you can bet the MSM will will be particularly vile in their response- waiting for Chris Matthews and Keith Olberman to blow a gasket over this. http://sacredscoop.com

[Billthedrill]

It was billed as a crisis meeting at a crucial time in Iraq's history...

Does the reporter realize what he's really saying here? "It was billed" means simply that the media have declared this a crisis, and "you'd never know it" means that Bush hasn't gone along like, oh, like < media gush > everybody who's anybody has. < /gush > They haven't stopped there. Since the media - I mean the Democratic party - victory in the polls they've been variously describing Iraq as a civil war or an outright loss, a verdict that must mystify the troops who are actually there.

I get the impression the media have decided that the upshot of the election is that they really can declare their own reality and make it stick. They're in for a real disappointment.

[Blue State Insurgent]

It was really nice to see the presidents unwavering commitment to freedom.

The old realist fools and congress can say what ever they like but W is in charge.

To all you that thought that the president would kowtow to Daddy's boys: HA! You misunderestimated him again!

[Big Horn]

Watched the news conference in the late hours and the President was STRONG!

He is a great leader. He is made out of the same stuff some of the greatest were made.

[Albion Wilde]

Since the media - I mean the Democratic party - victory in the polls they've been variously describing Iraq as a civil war or an outright loss, a verdict that must mystify the troops who are actually there. I get the impression the media have decided that the upshot of the election is that they really can declare their own reality and make it stick. They're in for a real disappointment.

[Bob Mc]

"~ a disarmingly relaxed President Bush fields questions ...."

What the heck does this mean?

Disarmingly relaxed?

Maybe it's just one of those wacky British terms.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Watched the news conference in the late hours and the President was STRONG!

I did, too. And, I agree.

I'm hoping Baker's in for a humiliating surprise.

[jazusamo]

Great graphic, AW. It just got ripped off. :-)

[Trailerpark Badass]

Video of Iraqi citizens clinging to helicopter landing gear from the top of the US Embassy is something they do not want to live with for the next 30 years.

It doesn't seem to have bothered them for the last 30 years.

[Enchante]

"Once again here in Jordan, Mr Bush painted this struggle in black and white terms, good against evil."

....and of course the MSM pukes at the BBC choke on any words that could suggest the battle against Islamo-fascists is in any way "black and white" -- squishy-minded multicultural relativism must apply (unless we are talking about eviiiiilllll US Republicans, and then the BBC is quite certain that every issue is black-and-white against the US position!!).

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

A decent report here,....surprising!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

A leftist editorial here:

Iraq Study Group won't rock the boat ~ ~ a Helen Thomas Editorial....