For those who hadn't heard about it, our fair President George W. Bush made an appearance on NBC's Today show the other day and reported told host Matt Lauer that, concerning the war on terrorism, it may not be a winnable battle.

The exact quote, for the record:

"I don't think you can win it. But I think you can create conditions so that those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world. Let's put it that way."

Naturally, the Democrats pounced at the opportunity to attack Bush for his seemingly defeatist attitude, while the Republicans have spent the last couple days amending and contrasting that statement with new ones.

Another quote from today, by Bush:

"We meet today at a time of war for our country. A war we did not start, yet one that we will win. In this different kind of war, we may never sit down at a peace table, but make no mistake about it, we are winning and we will win. We will win by staying on the offensive. We will win by spreading liberty."

Also, the president has labeled the war in Iraq a "catastrophic success". Very choice words, really.

It brings up a very good question, though. Is Bush right when he says the war on terror is a generally lost cause? Discuss.