Because The Decider says so

Our commitment in blood and dollars to the people and politicians of Iraq is open-ended because The Decider says so. This is how I heard President Bush.

Not that exposing his BS is new or fun, but it continues to be informative to read how little this man stands by what he says - ever. Last night's spin on the war seems simply to ignore what he said when he introduced his surge factor last January. The staff at Editor & Publisher has wrote about that yesterday and published it on-line. Here's an excerpt:

The president said then, "I've made it clear to the Prime Minister and Iraq's other leaders that America's commitment is not open-ended. If the Iraqi government does not follow through on its promises, it will lose the support of the American people -- and it will lose the support of the Iraqi people. Now is the time to act. The Prime Minister understands this....

"To establish its authority, the Iraqi government plans to take responsibility for security in all of Iraq's provinces by November. To give every Iraqi citizen a stake in the country's economy, Iraq will pass legislation to share oil revenues among all Iraqis. To show that it is committed to delivering a better life, the Iraqi government will spend $10 billion of its own money on reconstruction and infrastructure projects that will create new jobs. To empower local leaders, Iraqis plan to hold provincial elections later this year. And to allow more Iraqis to re-enter their nation's political life, the government will reform de-Baathification laws, and establish a fair process for considering amendments to Iraq's constitution."

None of this happened.