President Bush: 'I Am Responsible'

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COMMENTARY
Sure to incite a riotous blather from the left, President Bush in a speech at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington today accepted responsibility for going to war in Iraq based on faulty intelligence. I don't know how many more times Bush can say the same things about the war to those who continually dog him and say there is no plan -- before everyday folks come to the conclusion that the left is either deaf or dumb or maybe even both. After a while, it just gets tiresome.

NEWSLINE
"As president I am responsible for the decision to go into Iraq."

NEWSBYTE
Bush takes responsibility for invasion intelligence
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On the eve of Iraq's historic election, President Bush took responsibility Wednesday for "wrong" intelligence that led to the war, but he said removing Saddam Hussein was still necessary.

Bush Urges 'Patience' on Iraq
(washingtonpost.com) President Bush, delivering the last in a series of speeches about Iraq on the eve of that country's elections, said today he was encouraged by the prospect of broader political participation in Iraq, but he warned that successful voting will not make the insurgents "give up," and he urged continued "patience" by both Iraqis and Americans.

Bush: Saddam ouster was correct, despite bad info
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush accepted responsibility on Wednesday for going to war with faulty intelligence, but firmly defended a decision that has deeply divided the country. "We cannot and will not leave Iraq until victory is achieved," he said.

TENSION: Say it again for the first time.
GRAVITY: Not so divisive

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