I'll stick with my assessment thank you. There is no war going on in Iraq. Its been over for years.
The MSM and Cindy Sheehan would not have any gained as much traction had the WH not been so political inept in handling the political aspects of Iraq by staying on the defensive in such a hunkered down manner. Bush should have moved on to push other programs and quick talking about Iraq years ago and recruited others to make whatever defense is needed. When asked about it he should have treated it like yesterday's news and stated it was an unqualified success on our part and said whether it lasts depends on Iraq etc etc Iraq was an unnecessary political failure.
"The MSM and Cindy Sheehan would not have any gained as much traction if ... (insert Bush blame here)"
Er, the MSM puts out ink *every day*. They gain traction just be being persistent in their bias.
The idea that Bush could somehow win the argument on Iraq by saying nothing about it is incredible. It doesnt compute because it would leave the MSM alone to write the story (which they have done anyway, by ignoring what Bush *does* say).