When will your rhetoric meet reality, Mr. President?

[novapsyche]

Speaking at a community college in southern Arkansas, President Bush made only passing reference to the increasing violence in Iraq. "We've got tough work there because, you see, there are terrorists there who would rather kill innocent people than allow for the advance of freedom," he said. "That's what you're seeing going on: These people hate freedom, and we love freedom, and that's where the clash occurs."

U.S. Forces Take Heavy Losses As Violence Spreads Across Iraq

(Oh, and only terrorists kill innocent people, of course.)