The speech is here.

I started to live blog but it’s really a recap. Summary? Four Stars.

Conclusion:

We’re staying in Iraq. There will be slight troop withdrawls but unless it’s total Pelosi and Reid will squawk. Let ‘em, again, not much they can do except to pull funding. Ain’t going to happen.

Basically as I think about it, this was Bush drawing a line in the sand to Democrats. Either work with me or get the hell out of the way.

God I love this guy.

UPDATE: The editors at NRO:

“Bush‚Äôs speech last night envisioned Iraq in a long-term relationship with the United States, a ‚Äúpolitical, economic, and security engagement that extends beyond my presidency.‚Äù If that vision is realized, we will have taken Saddam Hussein‚Äôs Iraq and replaced it with a stable ally ‚Äî an undeniable benefit to the United States. The path there is still fraught with peril, but Bush finally has in place a strategy with a good chance of success and the right commander to carry it out. That speaks more loudly than any speech.”

Amen