[Wordsmith]

Every day Bush delays gives Hussein another day to prepare booby traps and dirty tricks.

Every day Bush delays gives our counter-terrorism forces another day to locate and defang Hussein's terrorist-delivered retaliation threat. As much as the President cares about the safety of our troops, I believe he cares about the safety of our civilians even more.

[BJR]

And what was the reason for his "time is running out," "weeks not months," fluid deadlines, and "show their cards" bravado? What about his ducking legitimate questions from reporters on his position reversals today?

Done to protect we civilians? You are simply in a state of denial if you accept and rationalize his abysmal performance over the past four months.