A Humble Bush

[ollie]

Did anyone else see clips of his press conference with Tony Blair? It was maybe the least loathsome I've ever seen the man. His admission to his biggest regret is kind of unbelievable.

Bush and Blair acknowledge Iraq 'setbacks'

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged difficult progress in the Iraq war they launched together in 2003, but both vowed to keep troops there until the fragile new government takes hold. Both admitted making costly mistakes.

"Despite setbacks and missteps, I strongly believe we did and are doing the right thing," Bush said Thursday evening in a White House news conference with Blair. "Not everything has turned out the way we hoped."

For his part, Blair said he left a meeting this week with Iraq's new prime minister "thinking the challenge is still immense, but I also came away thinking more certain than ever that we should rise to it."

In unusually introspective comments, Bush said he regretted his cowboy rhetoric after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks such as his "wanted dead or alive" description of Osama bin Laden and his taunting "bring 'em on" challenge to Iraqi insurgents.

"In certain parts of the world, it was misinterpreted."

He also cited the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at the U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad. "We've been paying for that for a long time," Bush said.

Blair regretted the way in which Saddam Hussein's political allies were expelled from the Iraqi military and government soon after the fall of Baghdad. Critics have said the purge left a security vacuum and encouraged former regime loyalists to take up arms against the newly installed government.

Blair also said allies seriously underestimated the strength and determination of the insurgency.

"It should have been very obvious to us" from the beginning, Blair said.

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[bouche]

shave that bush

[Biggest Fan]

How about a 'brush hog' or herbicide???

[Birdy]

'bout time.

[Davey Boy 2.0]

ploy, as always