If it seems that George Bush is the only politician who thinks the Iraq war is beneficial to the United States, the American people can rest assured that he is sensitive enough to brood about the drawbacks -- and let the toughest decision fall to someone else.
Bush vows to stay in Iraq
AP White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON — President Bush said today that American forces will remain in Iraq for years and it will be up to a future president to decide when to bring them all home. But defying critics and plunging polls, he declared, "I'm optimistic we'll succeed. If not, I'd pull our troops out. "The president rejected calls for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, chief architect of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Listen, every war plan looks good on paper until you meet the enemy."
"I understand war creates concerns," the president said. "Nobody likes war. It creates a sense of uncertainty in the country."
Bush has adamantly refused to set a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. Asked if there would come a day when there would be no more U.S. forces in Iraq, Bush said, "That, of course, is an objective. And that will be decided by future presidents and future governments of Iraq."
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