ISN Security Watch - Iraq: From bad to worse to impossible

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Iraq: From bad to worse to impossible

In an unusually tactful interview with ABC News on Wednesday, US President George W Bush conceded that the current situation in Iraq was reminiscent of the 1968 Tet offensive in Vietnam, and that November US elections would be, more or less, a referendum on the handling of the war in Iraq. During the interview, Mr. Bush refrained from suggesting that his Democrat critics who would like to see a reduction of US troops in Iraq were unpatriotic. Instead, he only questioned their judgment. He talked about upcoming elections and how the situation in Iraq would clearly be the decisive factor. All in all, it was perhaps the best and most sober interview Mr. Bush has ever given in terms of public appeal. This month alone already 74 American service men and women and thousands of innocent civilians were killed in Iraq.

However, despite the sobriety of the comments, critics will certainly point out that the Bush administration has consistently failed to take responsibility for the quagmire in Iraq.