Spot The Difference: More White House Deception

The Iraq war is very unpopular. George Bush is perceived as intractable and inflexible. Republicans are about to lose Congress and, possibly, the Senate. Does this account for the following?

"A free Iraq will mean a peaceful world. And it's very important for us to stay the course, and we will stay the course." – George Bush, Statement – July 2003

“And, yet, we must stay the course, because the end result is in our nation's interest.” – George Bush, Address to the Nation – April 2004

“We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq.” – George Bush, Crawford TX – August 2005

“We will stay the course, we will help this young Iraqi democracy succeed, and victory in Iraq will be a major ideological triumph in the struggle of the 21st century.” – George Bush, Salt Lake City – August 2006

"It's never been a stay the course strategy.” – White House Statement, October 22nd 2006