http://english.people.com.cn/200512/03/eng20051203_225463.htmlhere is the Chinese take on what is happening here
In response to his war critics, US President George W. Bush on Wednesday gave an eloquent speech and a 35-page policy paper entitled "Our National Strategy for Victory in Iraq," which is seen by many as containing no new points or guarantee for victory in that warn-torn country.
In the speech delivered at the US Naval Academy in Maryland, Bush once again vowed to "stay the course," and said the US troops won't leave Iraq without what he called a "complete victory."
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The "victory strategy" paper released by the White House earlier in the day seemed to have no idea about when they would see this so-called imminent triumph. "No war has ever been won on a timetable," it declared.
Critics say the "victory strategy" is, in fact, a repackaging of Bush's standpoints on Iraq rather than a new formula to solve the dilemma. They see it as being aimed at offsetting increasing calls for the United States to pull out from Iraq. With lots of problems remaining unsolved, the "victory strategy" is no guarantee for an ultimate victory on the ground, the critics said.