Christopher Gelpi Quotes
For Bush, what's at stake is the ability to push ahead with this new plan to rally the public. He's had a series of speeches which have framed the Iraq issue in a way that is likely to prop up support some, but the election is his chance to connect that to real events. 
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They are in big trouble. Bush's speeches, even as late as December, managed to shore up public opinion a little bit. But what you can do with speeches at this point is pretty limited. It's not even clear who's listening.
- Christopher Gelpi
It's certainly very unusual to have even retired military officers being this public about their opposition. But I don't think it's improper at all. They've been careful not to violate the core tenet of civilian control - none of them has said these things publicly while on active duty.
- Christopher Gelpi