Bush Goes On The Offensive In Iraq... The PR Offensive.

From the Washington Post-

President Bush plans to begin a series of speeches next week again explaining the administration's strategy for winning the war in Iraq, as the White House returns to a familiar tactic to allay growing public pessimism about the war that has helped keep the president's approval rating near its historic low.

After previewing the upcoming speech in his radio address today, the president is scheduled to make remarks on the war at George Washington University on Monday. The appearance, which will be followed weekly by as many as four other speeches, marks the start of the White House's latest effort to convince skeptical Americans that it has a coherent plan for victory as the war nears its third anniversary later this month...

As if the cause of public opposition to the war is that Bush hasn't explained it well enough. [*rolls eyes*]

And didn't we already do this in November? The 'National Strategy For Victory In Iraq'? This a new strategy, I hope.

You failed George, admit it. Yes, it's upsetting to think about (who wants to lose?), but that's the reality and has been for some time. Things will never improve unless you can acknowledge the failure of your war effort. You bluffed on the pre-war intelligence, you beamed sunshine up our asses and through the media, and you didn't have a plan for the post-war and never bothered to correct that minor detail along the way.

The best we can hope for at this point is to get out without causing the giant Jenga pile that is Iraq to collapse. So suck it up and figure out a way to end this mess once and for all. Doing that, not giving more pointless speeches, is what we call "leadership".