Too little, too late

Bush admits some mistakes on Iraq. Very helpful. Happy Memorial Day. The NY Times:

At a joint news conference with Blair, after three years of war that has killed more than 2,400 Americans and thousands of Iraqis, Bush was asked what mistake he most regretted.

The Texan said that he regretted saying ``bring 'em on'' when responding in July 2003 to a question about the Iraqi insurgency.

On Thursday, Bush said the remark was ``kind of tough talk, you know, that sent the wrong message to people.''

``I learned some lessons about expressing myself maybe in a little more sophisticated manner, you know. ``Wanted, dead or alive''; that kind of talk. I think in certain parts of the world it was misinterpreted,'' he said.

Or correctly interpreted as the voice of some kind of macho chickenhawk cowboy who thought bluster would win the war and shock and awe would win the hearts and minds of Iraqis.