thanks for the veto, mr. president

As usual, our Commander in Chief is telling it like it is. Bush vetoed a time table because "Setting a deadline for withdrawal is setting a date for failure, and that would be irresponsible." The measure would “impose impossible conditions on our commanders in combat” by forcing them to “take fighting directions from politicians 6,000 miles away in Washington, D.C.”

Why should our troops be taking directions from politicians 6,000 miles away in Washington, D.C. when they could be taking directions from one politician in Crawford, Texas?