For now, though, Bush told the author, Robert Draper, in a later session, "I'm playing for October-November." That is when he hopes the Iraq troop increase will finally show enough results to help him achieve the central goal of his remaining time in office: "To get us in a position where the presidential candidates will be comfortable about sustaining a presence," and, he said later, "stay longer."
The surge, updated
Looks like my earlier thoughts on the Surge were correct. From the IHT:
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Nope. Ledeen's totally serious. After all, his blog on Pajamas Media is proudly titled after the very remark that has dogged him for most of his career.
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