Still "More of the Same"

The president spoke about Iraq this morning in his weekly radio address this morning. Can you guess what he said? Yup, that's right:

"Our strategy is straightforward: As Iraqis stand up, Americans will stand down. And when Iraqi forces can defend their freedom by taking more and more of the fight to the enemy, our troops will come home with the honor they have earned." Again. That's the same line (the exact same line) he's been using since at least June.

Stay the course is not a strategy. More of the same will bring neither victory nor increased home-front support. As David Frum wrote earlier this week, by repeating these "stand pat" mantras of meaningless pablum, Bush does not only himself, but the American people, the Iraqi people, and the world, a great disservice.