On War’s Anniversary, Bush Cites Progress

President Bush sought yesterday to convince a skeptical public that the United States is on the cusp of winning the war in Iraq, arguing in a speech at the Pentagon that the recent buildup of U.S. forces has stabilized that country and “opened the door to a major strategic victory in the war on terror.”

DICK Cheney spoke yesterday also, likening Bush’s leadership to that of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.