The White House spokesperson doesn't know if we are winning, but he says "we're making progress." What does that mean? No wonder 64% of Americans disapprove of the war in Iraq according to CNN's latest poll.
Think Progress has the transcript of Tony Snow's inability to answer a very simple question:
QUESTION: Just a simple question: Are we winning?The voice of the White House doesn't know if we're winning and he doesn't know how to define winning. The White House issued a "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq" back in November of 2005.
SNOW: We’re making progress. I don’t know. How do you define winning?
The fact is, in taking on the war on terror — no, let me put it this way: The president’s made it obvious we’re going to win. And that means ultimately providing an Iraq that is safe, secure and an ally in the war on terror. And at any given time, as you’ve seen in previous wars, there are going to be spikes in violence.
At the start of the Situation Room today, Wolf Blitzer talked about "fresh carnage in Iraq part of a four-day rampage that the government seems powerless to stop." That doesn't sound like progress. Doesn't sound like we're winning either.
The White House is clueless about the Bush's war. It's a quagmire with no end in sight. No wonder Bush's approval rating continues to drop. In CNN's poll, it's at 36% -- disapproval at 61% which Schneider called his "worst rating ever." The approval rating has dropped 3 points in a week.
