[frogjerk]

Bush always said, this will be a long and difficult struggle, an he 'aint lyin'....

Every time he talked about the WOT or Iraq he has always stated this. Probably so much that many ignored it as a mere cliche when it wasn't meant as such.

[motzman]

Probably so much that many ignored it as a mere cliche when it wasn't meant as such.

Indeed. I just did a quick search on a few Bush speeches from 2003 about Iraq and WOT, and the words "difficult" "struggle" "sacrifice" and "long"(time) are repeated generously...