Paul Reynolds (BBC): Bush tries to get a grip on Iraq

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From the BBC Online
Dated Friday May 21

Bush tries to get a grip on Iraq
By Paul Reynolds
BBC News Online world affairs correspondent

It has been another bad week for the coalition in Iraq, forcing President Bush to try to get a grip on the situation with a major speech on Monday.
He is to outline how the interim government, which is to take over on 30 June, will work . . . .
Mr Bush will want to show in his speech that all this has to be balanced against the more encouraging prospect of a handover of authority from the coalition to an interim Iraqi government on 30 June.
Mr Bush will try to demonstrate that he is not a passive onlooker, but can exert some influence.

My view:

Of course, Bush will meet the June 30 date. After all, nothing is really being handed over, so there should be no problem.

Instead of focusing on whether or not Bush meets the date, a self-imposed deadline, Bush's opponents should be focusing on the charade.