Blurring history - Not "the decider" anymore

The great legacy effort underway, Bush tries to blur the Iraq war decision in a speech later today.

"In a world where terrorists armed with boxcutters had just killed nearly 3,000 people, America had to decide whether we could tolerate a sworn enemy that acted belligerently, that supported terror and that intelligence agencies around the world believed had weapons of mass destruction," Bush said....

"It was clear to me, to members of both political parties, and to many leaders around the world that after Sept. 11, this was a risk we could not afford to take,"....

"When Saddam's regime fell, we refused to take the easy option and install a friendly strongman in his place."

And, this rare admission, "For example, the fight in Iraq has been longer and more costly than expected," he said.