'Commander-in-Chief Reminds Americans to Support the "Decisions" of our Military Commanders,

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Bush sees war as first chapter

by Kathleen Parker

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — George W. Bush has accepted that he won't live long enough to witness his legacy, though he still hopes to capture Osama bin Laden before leaving office in just over a year.


"That's why it's very important for me to remind the American people that we've got to support these military commanders, support their decisions," he said ... I think anybody who's president will understand the strategic consequences of failure in Iraq."


He also said that anyone who believes we're not in a war against extremists and radicals will "learn differently when they get in there and hear the intelligence I hear." (Why hasn't he shared any of that 'intelligence' with the Democratic majority?)


"It's real important for the president to not be making moves based upon political calendars," he told me. "I really view this as a first chapter of a long struggle — not the only chapter, not the last chapter, but the first chapter.


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