An e-mail:

I was in attendance and thought it was a great speech. I thought the President did very well, but then I don’t watch all his speeches the
way you do. I particularly liked that he made it clear he would not
cave to political pressure and set an arbitrary timetable for withdrawal; that we will stay in Iraq until we have achieved victory.
He may have needed a few minutes to warm up, but it seemed to me he had the proper amount of energy. Perhaps the Brigade singing “Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight for the Navy!” before he began threw him off a bit.
The Army-Navy game is Saturday, you know.
Go Navy! Beat Army!