Transcript.
Bush has a vision, a vision of a united America, if everyone just shuts up: “those of us who believe success in Iraq is essential to our security, and those who believe we should begin bringing our troops home, have been at odds. Now, because of the measure of success we are seeing in Iraq, we can begin seeing troops come home. The way forward I have described tonight makes it possible, for the first time in years, for people who have been on opposite sides of this difficult debate to come together.” If by come together you mean everybody supporting Bush doing whatever he feels like doing. Let the healing begin.
Is this supposed to reassure us?: “Young Sunnis who once joined the insurgency are now joining the army and police.”
Troops will “return on success”. Bush keeps returning to make these speeches. Doesn’t seem quite fair.
“During my visit to Anbar on Labor Day, local Sunni leaders thanked me for America’s support.” So it’s all been worth it.
Iraqi leaders (he was a little unclear on who these Iraqi leaders might be) have asked for an “enduring relationship” with the US. They asked us! They asked us!
(Update: see also Fred Kaplan in Slate and Matthew Rothschild on the Progressive website.)
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