Back to the subject of the thread....this from a man who is often times a supporter of the current President....Richard Cohen in today's Washington Post...

an excerpt...actually the final sentences speaking of the speech...

"The love of troops has become the mindless trope of our times. It squelches both thought and criticism. And while the troops do deserve support, surely the best way to support them is to make sure that they are used wisely. This was not the case in Iraq, and Tuesday the president did not convince that it is in the case in Afghanistan. This was a bad speech, lacking both content and emotional wallop. The best that can be said for it is that it suited the Iraq war itself. Like the war, it should not have been undertaken."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/pos...office_ad.html

I found myself searching for the subject of the speech myself last night....as this writer mentioned, a speech from the oval office normally carries some messages and not sure what this message was.

And again...when will this President hold an open press conference instead of the staged ones where he preaches ??