as usual, bush could care less what anyone else thinks!

Bush Rejects Calls From More Than a Dozen Political Parties in Iraq to Postpone Jan. 30 Elections

WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Thursday that Iraq's elections must not be delayed from their scheduled date of Jan. 30, rejecting calls from more than a dozen political parties there to postpone them until security at the polls can be ensured.

"It's time for Iraqi citizens to to to the polls," Bush told reporters in the Oval Office.

From aol.com -

Bush Adamant That Iraqi Election Stay on Schedule

Bush said last week he hoped the elections scheduled for next month in Iraq are not postponed, after 17 political parties in Iraq called on the interim government to put them off for at least six months. Those groups want security at polling places to be ensured.

Thursday, he was more forceful in his remarks on the matter.

''The elections should not be postponed,'' he said. ''It's time for the Iraqi citizens to go to the polls and that's why we are very firm on the Jan. 30 date.''

Bush said he had personally approved an expansion of U.S. troop levels in Iraq ahead of the elections. His commanders there had asked for more boots on the ground, and
''I've honored their request,'' he said.

Bush predicted that Iraq's elections would leave the world ''amazed that a society has been transformed so quickly.''

So, for bush, it does not matter what the people or the political parties want - only that his plan goes through no matter what! Is that what people call "resolute"? I call it stupidly stubborn in the face of facts! But, that's how he has managed his whole career - no reason to expect him to change now!