resolute with a capital "r"

In trying to resolve the confused signals his administration and the Pentagon are putting out there regarding the plans to draw down U.S. forces in Iraq, Dear Leader stood under the hot sun baking the Permian Basin and spoke clearly, resolutely.

He also signaled that, despite planning by senior Pentagon officials for a potential troop reduction as early as next spring, he was not certain Iraqis could handle their own security well enough for the United States to begin leaving anytime soon.

Mr. Bush dismissed such talk as "speculation based upon progress that some are seeing in Iraq as to whether or not the Iraqis will be able to take the fight to the enemy."

That sure clears things up.