As he has throughout his Presidency, Bush assumed at the end that God is, as always, on America’s side. Bush has said, over and over again, that he is delivering the gift of freedom to the people of Iraq. He ended his speech Wednesday by saying, “We go forward with trust that the Author of Liberty will guide us through these trying hours.”

That’s all he’s got—a prayer, not a credible plan, for victory. And a promise of a regional war.

-Matthew Rothschild, Bush Widens War, Not Just in Iraq, 1/11/07