A fairly good summary of the various reviews of the press conference. > http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0414/dailyUpdate.html What I got out of the press conference: Bush is signalling very clearly that the June 30th transfer will occur on June 30th. However, that's 75 days away, and when we get there, things may change. But for now, he is showing that he is determined, for the moment anyway. Also, Bush will send more troops to Iraq. He is telling the American people that the USA needs more troops in Iraq. Iraq is not a quagmire, because Vietnam had swamps and Iraq is a desert. Therefore, it can't be a quagmire. However, Iraq can be quicksand. When you read the transcripts, Bush evaded nearly every question. yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html