[Aegis]

Common tactic used by politicians. He is simply diverting attention away from the matters on hand, primarily that of the continuously rising death toll in Iraq, of both American soldiers and Iraqi's, not to mention the number of hostages that have been taken. By 'admitting' and accepting the blame of going into Iraq, he is trying to take covergae off the fact that it has been, and continues to be a bumbling and poorly managed campaign.

Additionally, and this is something that careful attention has to be paid too, you'll notice now that the reason has become to remove Huessain from power, as opposed to obtaining and removing the WMD's. The focus of this war in Iraq has shifted a number of times, each time in a manner which would suit the brass in the White House (Need I remind you that originally there were also supposed ties to Terrorism in Iraq. Well, there are now, but that's because it has become a unifed front for all those who hate America).

Basically, Bush is doing his job phenominally well right now. He is shifting the focus onto himself, allowing for his closest friends to continue to reap the rewards of his administration, and further bleed the country. Bush is not the moron people play him out to be, he is simply playing his role, and the more I analyse and watch the man, the more Machiavellian he seems to be. It is rather frightening, because this is a man who knows exactly what he is doing.

Oh, and on the note of Saddam being in power or not, I'm still very torn. I still feel that there is a void of power which requires filling, and once the US military presence is out of Iraq, the tides will come rushing in. And who is to say the Iraqi's will get someone better than Saddam...