I notice that in Elizabeth Bumiller’s story on President Bush’s ‘can’t win the war on terror’ remark she suggests that he may merely have misspoken: “It was unclear if Mr. Bush had meant to make the remark to Mr. Lauer, or if he misspoke. But White House officials said the president was not signaling a change in policy, and they sought to explain his statement by saying he was emphasizing the long-term nature of the struggle.”
I’m having a difficult time figuring out what prompted his remark. But the idea that he misspoke seems pretty improbable since the statement was followed by a detailed elaboration of what he meant.
