Agreed. I used Lewis to counter this in post #149. I'm more upset with the statement itself than the timing.
But what about this?
White House clarifications that the speech did not intend to announce the unveiling of a new policy
Perhaps the Kurds (those not massacred) would have some input on the wisdom of matching rhetoric with resources? The Iranians were rightfully emboldened by Bush's speech. Lets hope they don't out themselves only to discover we weren't serious.
This is not a new policy, because it has been the policy of the administration since September 11, 2001. It isn't the President's fault that people don't pay attention.