[joesbucks]

My point has been the things the President has admitted to were things that I and many others were trashed and grated over the coals over. We were told they were not true, that we didn't support the President, while in turn not supporting the troops and on and on and on and on.

Well if they weren't true, then why did the CiC admit they were?

As far as the Bring it On statement....so what? How is that statement continueing to be relevant to today or in the conducting of the WOT in general? Bush was a young president who'd got through hell with not only the 2000 election but also obstruction from the stinkin' RATS every way from Sunday to nearly all his initial cabinet member confirmations....to 9/11.

The President has admitted this statement did not help the situation. That's why it's important. Instead of making the enemy tremble in fear, it gave them a focal phrase to energize them.

Of course at first, we were then admonished that that was good, because it was bringing out those who needed to be destroyed any how. Now it appears that it had nearly cost us and the new Iraqi government civil control of many key areas. But the new position is the CiC has been brave enough to own up to his mistakes.

I guess my question is why the sudden turn of heart? The facts were the facts 6 months ago, 1 year ago or 2 years ago.

[Tarpon]

I wonder how many US troops have died because of the leftards and Democrats feeding them encouragement? Just keep going, more bombs, we will wear down the real enemy for you, the American people. Any guess? How many more will die for the same reason ...

[prairiebreeze]

Not sure a "turn of heart" is accurate. Bush never claimed to do or have done everything correctly. Now that he's publically stated so, why read more into it that just that?

I ask again, isn't the reverse also true? He gets credit for the successes as well.

Instead of making the enemy tremble in fear, it gave them a focal phrase to energize them.

LOL, one of the more amusing criticisms you've offered. The enemy no more took that as a challenge than they would our postings here. They forgot it a week after it was said, unless you count the times the media dredged it up as you are doing on this thread.

Here's one I remember about Bush. An unannounced appearrance one afternoon not too many months after 9-11 where a steely-eyed Bush looked straight into the camera with a look in his eye that was dead-on serious and threatening and said "If you do this, we will hunt you down!"

That, joesbuck, was a message that the enemy KNEW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT was intended for it.

What it specifically pertained to, I don't want to speculate or know. I remember it made my blood run cold....then warm with admiration for Bush. Plus it's hard to argue with 5 years of no subsequent attacks on America and who knows how many plots thwarted in the meantime.

You're are doing a lot of moaning about being challenged here on FR. Perhaps it's YOUR view that's more than a little skewed.