Interesting: the BBC quotes The New York Times quotes George W. Bush:
US President George W Bush has acknowledged for the first time that he made a “miscalculation” of what conditions would be in post-war Iraq.
Mr Bush told The New York Times that the error was by by-product of a “swift victory” in the initial conflict.
Saddam Hussein’s military disappeared into cities, enabling them to mount a rebellion against US troops much faster than Washington anticipated, he said.
Mr Bush also told the newspaper John Kerry had not lied over his war record.
On Iraq, Mr Bush said the US’s strategy had been “flexible enough” to respond to the long-running insurgency, and said that even now “we’re adjusting to our conditions” in places such as Najaf, where a stand-off has just ended between US and Iraqi troops and Shia militants.
But Mr Bush declined to enter into discussion with the newspaper on further mistakes in Iraq.
He said, just as his father has done, that he would resist going “on the couch” to rethink decisions.
Am I think only one who wonders if he actually used the word “miscalculation,” or was it really something like “misconcululatory?”
Meanwhile, this is an interesting strategery from the Bush camp. First Cheney comes over all lovey-dovey with his lesbian daughter and her sapphic life, now Dubya pretends to be humble? Is this the next step in the Rove Plan, designed to lull us into a false sense of security? I mean, remember 4 years ago when George was coming across all compassionate and buddy-like. Look how that changed overnight…
