Have You Forgotten?

Speaking at the Naval War College, Bush gave a progress report on "the surge." He told the audience:

Let me begin with Anbar province. You can see here on the map, Anbar is a largely Sunni province that accounts for nearly a third of Iraqi territory. It's a big place. Anbar stretches from the outskirts of Baghdad to Iraq's borders with Jordan and Syria. It was al Qaeda's chief base of operations in Iraq. Remember, when I mention al Qaeda, they're the ones who attacked the United States of America and killed nearly 3,000 people on September the 11th, 2001. They're part of the enemy. They're extremists and radicals who try to impose their view on the world.

The punchline is that, at the beginning of his address, Bush referred to his audience as "the best and brightest of the United States military." And yet he inexcusably treated them like utter feebs.