General Petraeus has spoken. So expires another line of evasion for our Coward-In-Chief.

For months, whenever Mr. Bush has been asked to account for his bloody misadventure in Iraq, when asked for a comment on legislation to set timetables for withdrawal, on strategy, on the latest explosion killing civilians and soldiers, it's been "wait for General Petraeus's report." Before that it was "wait for the surge." And before that? "Wait 'til Gates takes over." So, what's next? What will his next evasive line be while the violence he engendered inevitably spirals toward total catastrophe? How about, "Wait until we strike Iran?"

-Jarrett Dapier
Assistant Publisher
In These Times