for anyone who was under a rock.

I hate it when this happens.
Was rushing to get to the end of the internet again, and stopped briefly at NRO. (dont ask me why).
I found something John Derbyshire had written that I agrred with. The rest of it is mostly crap. I read it so you dont have to.

The subtext of the President's remarks should be: "You may think this nation-building project is the dumbest idea ever. You may think that going into Iraq at all was stupid and misguided. Fine. Possibly you are right. When we're through, you can impeach me, and all my colleagues too, if you like. You can string us up from the lampposts along Pennsylvania Avenue, if you've a mind to. But _as of now_, the USA simply has no choice but to see this through. The alternative would be a triumph for those who hate our country, and a collapse in our international prestige, with drastic consequences for us -- for you, for your security and prosperity."

This struck me as remarkably similar to the Blair approach.