[Wolfstar]

I just note that this will NOT lessen the attacks.

You're right. If anything, it will make the enemies of the United States and GWB (both domestic and foreign) more bold and demanding. I fear the Left has found the "Bush scandal" it has been looking for these past 3+ years. I do note, however, that they stone cold silent on the massive, genuine UN oil-for-food scandal.

[EODGUY]

The UN oil for food scandal kind of fell off the radar scope didn't it? I thought the biased media wouldn't have the guts to drop it after it was revealed that Khofi himself has told companies not to cooperated with investigators. I guess I was wrong.

[johnb838]

It reminds me of the way they did Trent Lott. Each successive apology was greeted by demands for more concessions. Bush has already done the equivalent of going on BET, the arab nets. Now an apology for something some army punks did that EMBARRASSED somebody? Expect the calls for Rumsfeld to resign to immediately get louder. And if he cans Rummy they'll go for W himself. Or at least demand to choose the next SecDef themselves. No, I know they'll filibuster the SecDef the way they are the judicial nominees. Never, ever, ever apologize for doing your job. NEVER! I thought he understood this during the china shoot-down incident, the 9-11 hearings. To hear he broke that now... it sucks, it really does.