I suspect that Bush is so cliche-driven that he doesn't even realize that the phrases have literal meanings. Take 'dead or alive'- he quotes the WANTED posters from the old American west, but the concept is urging someone to kill bin Laden, because it is easier to kill and haul in a body than it is to shepherd someone to the authorities.As Peg says, the man has not been found guilty, in fact, denies it. Suppose someone does 'bring him in' and then later it is conclusively determined that he was not responsible for this latest atrocity. Is that acceptable to us?
I find myself hoping that Bush is only a figurehead in the administration, embarrassing as that would be. I'm hoping that those with actual power are quietly working behind the scenes in a statesmanlike way.
Ebbie