All I can say is this: The Iraq part of the puzzle must be for way more than just "the liberation of the Iraqi people", as stated by the President, because the accomplishments of the Iraqi people for the next thousand years will not be worth the life of even the very least of our people who have died for this cause.
History will be President Bush's ultimate judge. He's more likely to get a favorable decision if he can get a decisive win. I'm sure he's focused on the fact that the amount of favorability will be determined by just how the victory is obtained.