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bush22aug22,0,5589262.story?coll=la-news-comment-editoria>
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PRESIDENT BUSH EMPHASIZED no fewer than 10 times in his news
conference Monday that U.S. forces would not leave Iraq "before the
job is done." It's a clever piece of rhetoric, appealing to
Americans' sense of duty as well as their pride. Just one question:
What was that job again?
Is it to end the sectarian violence in Iraq? Prevent terrorists from
flocking to the United States? Bring democracy to Iraq and thus
provide a beacon for reformers throughout the Middle East?
All of the above, apparently — and then some. Previous rationales,
such as locating Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction and
avenging 9/11, are no longer convincing even to the president (which
should give pause to those few still clinging to them, including some
members of Congress). But on Monday, Bush had others at the ready.
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-- Ed Leafe
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