David Frum describes the President's decision making process and speech preparations pretty much the same way. Before he even utters a word, you can bet he checked and double-checked the ramifications. He doesn't seem to me to be the type of man who would enter [our servicemen] into war without following the same process you mentioned.
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Have you read Bill Sammon's book, Fighting Back? During 9/11, that's exactly what Bush was doing....while he sat there, in front of children, in a school; he said he was concerned about reacting in a way that would cause the children alarm, of upsetting the teacher, of creating a spectacle for the reporters to witness/report while they stood in the back of the classroom.....all the while, the reporters' beepers were going crazy...and Bush well knew why.....he's a good man, who does nothing but think of others and what's best for our country. I'm so very proud to call him President.