Bush has run out of excuses for the failure in Iraq. He's gone back to blaming Saddam:
In his third speech this month to bolster public support for the war, Bush worked to counter critics who say the U.S. presence in the wartorn nation is fueling the insurgency.Yes, this mess has nothing to do with Bush's obsession with invading Iraq without a plan. It's easier to blame Saddam than think about a solution. Still using Saddam as the excuse for the mess in 2006 is so weak.
Bush said that Saddam was a tyrant and used violence to exacerbate sectarian divisions to keep himself in power, and that as a result, deep tensions persist to this day.
"The enemies of a free Iraq are employing the same tactics Saddam used, killing and terrorizing the Iraqi people in an effort to foment sectarian division," Bush said.
