Bush Trying to Rebuild Support

The Administration has been looking at the tailspin of support for their elective war, and they are notably concerned about it, and are developing strategeries to combat the doubting foes at home:

As public support for his Iraq policy declines, President Bush is working to convince wary Americans that he has a military and political strategy for success in the war in which 1,730 U.S. troops have been killed.

In his radio address on Saturday, Bush warned that there is likely to be more tough fighting to come in Iraq. And, as he did in his meeting at the White House Friday with Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Bush urged Americans to share their confidence in a positive outcome to the war.

"The Iraqi people are growing in optimism and hope," Bush said. "They understand that the violence is only a part of the reality in Iraq."

On the front, Bush seems to be trying the civil route of convincing Americans that everything's clean and pretty. The rear flank, of course, has other methods to approach this agenda. Pretty sad, boys.