Does Mr. Bush's Comments Come Too Late?

I don't know whether Mr. Bush's comments on the recent executions in Iraq were meant to soothe tensions overseas or in America, but they are quite curious. They are interesting because of the history involved between American and Iraq. No matter how it might look, read the comments of the President of the United States and see what you think. This comes from the Associated Press and CBS News.

The President's remarks come from his interview with Jim Lehrer on PBS. It aired Tuesday on the "News Hour With Jim Lehrer" show:

President Bush said Tuesday the unruly execution of Saddam Hussein "looked like it was kind of a revenge killing," making it harder to persuade a skeptical U.S. public that Iraq's government will keep promises central to Bush's plan for a troop increase.

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Mr. Bush criticized the circumstances of Saddam's hanging last month, as well as Monday's execution of two top aides, including Saddam's half brother.

"I was disappointed and felt like they fumbled the — particularly the Saddam Hussein execution," the president told Lehrer.

A cell phone video of Saddam's Dec. 30 hanging showed the deposed Iraqi leader being taunted as he stood on the gallows with a noose around his neck. An official video of the execution of Saddam's half brother showed that the hangman's noose decapitated him. Both hangings provoked outrage around the world, but particularly among Saddam's fellow Sunnis in Iraq.

Mr. Bush said he had expressed his displeasure about the way Saddam's execution was handled to al-Maliki. The president announced what he called a new strategy for the war last week, with much of it hinging on his trust in al-Maliki's government to make radical changes.

"It basically says to people, 'Look, you conducted a trial and gave Saddam justice that he didn't give to others. But then, when it came to execute him, it looked like it was kind of a revenge killing,"' the president said.

"It makes it harder for me to make the case to the American people that this is a government that does want to unify the country and move forward," Mr. Bush said. "And it just goes to show that this is a government that has still got some maturation to do."

Although there is more to say about this matter later, I just wanted to post the excerpts of this story for you to read the latest comments from the American leader. Opinion-wise, there is a lot of underlying irony involved. After all, Mr. Bush's recent words mark a departure from his earlier sentiments of "bringing it on". However, this "change of heart" is only meant to sell a platform that doesn't resemble any sort of cogent plan. Instead, it further dictates a policy of virtually ignoring the findings and research made on U.S. foreign policy and its involvement in the Middle East. It makes you wonder, doesn't it?