It’s hard to remember how many times Bush has tried and failed to convince the world that the enemy in Iraq is part of the global terrorist plot. But it was clear within hours that he has failed to convince members of his own cabinet on this critical point. Speaking on ABC’s "Good Morning America," Colin Powell strained to avoid the T word. “These former regime elements, these anti-Coalition people, as we call them, these terrorists, are determined to keep Iraq from having self-government, to keep Iraq from electing its own leaders,” the secretary of State said. “They want to go back to the past, and we can’t allow that to happen.”
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But they will care about the president’s warning, buried toward the bottom of his speech, about what is to come: “There's likely to be more violence before the transfer of sovereignty, and after the transfer of sovereignty.”

As General Abizaid explained last week: “The situation will become more violent even after sovereignty because it will remain unclear what's going to happen between the interim government and elections.”