There was actually a part of the press conference today when Bush, if you could get past the stammering, stuttering, etc., actually said something that made a great deal of sense:
But I understand why people, Richard, are concerned, because progress is hard to see. You know, it’s one thing to say, we’ve got Zarqawi, that’s progress; it’s another thing to say, I met with the man and I believe he can make the right decisions. And so somebody is going to say, sure, well, show me. And I understand that. And I understand how tough it is for the American people to reconcile death on their TV screens with the President saying we’re making incremental progress toward an important goal. But I hope they understand is how important it is we succeed in Iraq, that the country is more dangerous if we don’t — the world is more dangerous if we don’t succeed.
The bolded part is something I was unaware that this Administration realized- that public perception is based on more than them just saying everything is “A-OK.”
At any rate, I thought that was something I had not heard him publicly recognize before (or at least I don;t remember him making a similar statement). Your thoughts?