That's a lot of "Ifs," and in themselves not enough to conclude that the President made a "mistake" he needs to admit to.
That is your opinion, not a fact. In my opinion, "if" any one of the "ifs" are true, he made a mistake.
Exaggeration.
Your opinion only.
The search for bin Laden is not a matter of having divisions of tanks and troop carriers available. The mountainous terrain of Afghanistan is a far cry from the flat deserts of Iraq. It is not a question of sheer numbers of men and materiel. Just ask the Soviets.
The search for Bin Laden is a matter of Bin Laden and the world knowing that he is enemy number 1, that Al Queda is enemy number 1 and our top priority, not nation building in Iraq.
Yes, what WE say is perhaps meaningless, but what the President says is not. Perhaps to you it is, but to millions of Americans not only WHAT the President says, but that he says it at all, is extremely important, especially in a time of war. By and large, the public needs to hear the President speak confidently and without hesitation in order to demonstrate his resolve - and that of our nation - to those who would destroy us.
Some people are stupid, what can I say? If they depend on a president's repeated verbal resolve, they themselves are just a bunch of sheep. Baaaa, baaaa, baaaa.
When Churchill gave a speech and talked about the resolve of the Brits, it had meaning, because he did not give the same damn speech each and every day.
The less you say, the more powerful the words are. Bush can't give a talk without using the same words over, and over, and over again in a moronic droning weak and ineffectual manner.
Besides, what matters most is that our enemies hear him say - and believe him when he says it - that we will never yield to them.
Ya, what Bush says really put the fear into the terrorists. Just ask the Spaniards.