Bush Hopes Future Iraq Will Look Like Israel: "A Functioning Democracy...Amid Violence"
NEWPORT, R.I. - President Bush held up Israel as a model for defining success in Iraq, saying Thursday that the goal of the U.S. mission there is not eliminating attacks but enabling a democracy that can function despite continuing violence.
With his Iraq policies under increasing fire from the American public and lawmakers from both parties, Bush went to the U.S. Naval War College here to declare progress. As the president pleaded for patience, his top national security aide went to Capitol Hill to meet with a key Republican critic.
AP | Jennifer Loven | June 28, 2007 05:54 PM