Let me get this straight. The President of the United States has decided he needs to consult with the people who work for him about Iraq. Almost four years in to this disaster, Bush wants "advice," now.
From the Washington Post:
President Bush opened a round of consultations on Iraq today by reviewing political and diplomatic options with senior State Department officials as part of what he said was an effort to find "a new way forward" in the war-ravaged country.This war was Bush's idea. It's a quaqmire and everyone in America seems to know it, except our President. Just now he's figured out he should be getting some advice? This is a show. Nothing but a political show. We are so screwed.
Bush, accompanied by Vice President Cheney, met for more than an hour at the State Department with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other top officials. He was scheduled to confer this afternoon with a group of civilian and military analysts described by the White House as "outside experts on Iraq."