“Mixed signals are the wrong signals to send to the enemy,” Bush said on Monday. “Mixed signals are the wrong signals to send to the people of Iraq.” (quote found here, along with other places and from other Administration officials.)

Inside the Bush administration policymaking apparatus, there is strong feeling that U.S. troops must leave Iraq next year. This determination is not predicated on success in implanting Iraqi democracy and internal stability. Rather, the officials are saying: Ready or not, here we go. This prospective policy is based on Iraq’s national elections in late January, but not predicated on ending the insurgency or reaching a national political settlement. Getting out of Iraq would end the neoconservative dream of building democracy in the Arab world. The United States would be content having saved the world from Saddam Hussein’s quest for weapons of mass destruction.
Robert Novak wrote that. Seems to be a trial balloon from Bush Campaign… an attempt to placate what anti-war Republicans there are. (Who all read the semi – anti-war Robert Novak.)

The advance of freedom always carries a cost, paid by the bravest among us. America mourns the losses to our nation, and to many others. And today, I assure every friend of Afghanistan and Iraq, and every enemy of liberty: We will stand with the people of Afghanistan and Iraq until their hopes of freedom and security are fulfilled.” That was said by President Bush at the UN on September 21.

“At some point the Iraqis will get tired of getting killed and we’ll have enough of the Iraqi security forces that they can take over responsibility for governing that country and we’ll be able to pare down the coalition security forces in the country.” Rumsfeld said that. I think that’s a riddle… an onion that you keep peeling, paring down meaning after meaning.

Costa Rica is no longer a member of the “Coalition of the Willing”.

“Forty-three days before the election, my opponent has now suddenly settled on a proposal for what to do next, and it’s exactly what we’re currently doing.” Bush said that. He also said that Kerry was sending “Mixed Signals.”

“John Kerry’s latest position on Iraq is to advocate retreat and defeat in the face of terror.” This was a statement issued by the Bush Campaign concurrently with the “exactly what we’re currently doing” statement.

Do I dare dredge up everything from Administration spokespeople, Administration Apologists, and “Those in the Know” on the subject of Iran?

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