Dan Froomkin: “Over much of the course of the war Bush has incrementally made concessions that things are not going well in Iraq. Yesterday’s admission was just the latest. And while it suggests a dawning acceptance of some aspects of reality, it doesn’t speak to the quality of his decisions, or to any learning.

Bush has never said: I made a wrong decision in this case, here’s why, and here’s what I learned from it, which is why you can have greater faith in me this time.

So why should he be trusted now? Bush is constantly being asked that very question these days, but he can’t come up with a persuasive answer. He simply says that he believes we can succeed.” (Washington Post)