The Late-Night Comics on Bush's Iraq Plan

David Letterman's Top Ten Features of Bush's New Iraq Plan

10. Make the war best two-out-of-three
8. Convene blue-ribbon study group; ignore recommendations
6. Sit on ass until January 2009; let Hillary figure it out
4. Tax cuts for the rich
1. Dig up Saddam and execute him again

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Watch The Daily Show's take on Bush's Iraq plan and the media's analysis of Bush's address.

"The good news: Last night President Bush admitted he's made some mistakes in Iraq. The bad news: he's planning on making the same mistakes again." --Jay Leno

"After hearing the president's speech, Democrats in the Senate are seeking bipartisan support for a non-binding resolution opposing President Bush's deployment of his military escalation. In response, President Bush said, 'Huh?'" --Conan O'Brien

"People who watched the speech said President Bush looked uncomfortable. And I was thinking, of course -- he was in a library surrounded by books." --David Letterman

"Last night the president went to the White House's library, or 'libary' as he often refers to it, to show us the way forward. ... Mr. President, what is the new plan? [on screen: Bush saying he has committed 20,000 additional troops to Iraq]. 20,000 troops? We have 130,000 there now. That's only a 15% increase. That's not a surge, that's a gratuity. That's a tip, and that's not even a good tip." --Jon Stewart

"President Bush also said that all the military commanders who have looked at his plan say it will work. That's because all the ones who said it wouldn't work aren't military commanders anymore." --Jay Leno

"Ted Kennedy attacked the president. He said Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam. Which is very unfair. There is a huge difference. Bush knew how to get out of Vietnam." --Jay Leno

"Bush is going to send more troops to Iraq. That's the solution. And I was thinking, you think he'd being doing this if he were still in the National Guard." --David Letterman

"Earlier tonight, there was a big policy address from President Bush about the war in Iraq. And President Bush revealed his new strategy for that war. So, ladies and gentlemen, time to dust off that old 'Mission Accomplished' banner." --David Letterman

"President Bush said he's ordering a surge of troops in Iraq. The last time a president had a surge, he got impeached, didn't he? Oh, I'm sorry. That was an urge." --Jay Leno

"The president addressed the nation tonight. Good news -- he's got a plan! He developed his plan after playing hours and hours of Stratego with Barney the White House dog." --Jimmy Kimmel

"This was a big deal for the president. For the first time maybe ever, he admitted that he made mistakes. The first one being, he had no idea Iraq was in the Middle East. If he had, he never would have started anything over there. I mean, those people are insane." --Jimmy Kimmel

"President Bush is calling his new plan for Iraq 'The New Way Forward.' Don't confuse it with the old plan. That was called 'Winging It.'" --Jay Leno

"President Bush announced he's creating 20,000 new jobs. They're all in Iraq." --Jay Leno

"President Bush will address the nation tomorrow night and his speech is going to pre-empt the television show 'Deal or No Deal.' To appease fans of the show, the president will hide his Iraq strategy in one of 26 suit cases." --Conan O'Brien

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