Dems mad that Bush mentioned Iraq in speech

Following up their threats against ABC, Senate Democrats are denouncing Bush for bringing up the war in Iraq in his speech last night about 9/11. I just saw Dick Durbin on Neil Cavutos program with the same old line about the war being a distratcion from Afghanistan. When Cavuto asked him where all the terrorists who are in Iraq fighting use would be if we weren't fighting them in Iraq, he said "We'd be fighting them in Afghanistan." Say what? That makes the case for Iraq even better, since Iraq is an easier landscape to operate in and central to the Middle East. It's one of the major seats of Islam. It has no mountainous areas like Afghanistan's.

Earlier Juan Williams appeared with Shepherd Smith saying that he thought the President's speech was terrific, but noted that Bush did bring politics in by mentioning Iraq. He didn't seem to feel defiinite about whether he shouldn't have do it, however.

Where is it written that the President can't talk about his foreign policy to the American people, just because the Democrats don't like it? This was an occasion where all three networks carried his speech, which hasn't always been the case, given the media hostility to Bush. He'd be a fool not to try to explain his position on an issue that his opponents have been pounding on since our troops went in. They seem to have gotten used to putting words in his mouth and then attacking him, not for what he really thinks, but for what they claim he thinks. He shouldn't allow this to go unanswered, but too often he has because he doesn't want to foster contention and personal attacks.