Free advice for the White House from a Corner reader:

the Bush team really ought to be doing everything they can to get these kind of speeches as widely covered as possible, and accessible. YouTube! They ought to have every speech like this in which Bush really clearly elucidates our reasons for being in Iraq. This speech (and others like it) don’t get much mainstream media coverage, and it seems the publicity folks just give up. The most crucial aspect of this crucial war is the task of convincing Americans that it is ultimately necessary, either now or later, and that it is better fought now. Also, when we are done with this worldwide war on Islamofascism, Michael Yon should be given the Congressional Medal of Honor (I’m deadly serious about that.).