I just looked at a history of WWII, and indeed, daddy, there was no "wonderful news" 5 years into that war either.
That's because the war was over.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/truman.htm
But I guess that's an unfair comparison, right? I mean, no one expected us to make any progress in Iraq in only 5 short years.
Oops ...
Donald Rumsfeld, 2/7/03: “It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months.”
Dick Cheney, 3/16/03: “I think it will go relatively quickly, . . . (in) weeks rather than months“
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06]
We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05]
We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03]
And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04]
And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04]
And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04]
Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06]
--- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
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