Amid rising tensions in Congress over the war and antiterrorism measures at home amid indications of declining public support, the president chose to deliver his televised address from the Oval Office, the first speech from that venue since he announced in March 2003 that he had ordered the invasion of Iraq.
To judge by the excerpts made public by the White House in advance of the speech, Mr. Bush may well cover no significant new ground, but rather will use the prime-time television slot and the backdrop of the Oval Office for a summation of the arguments he has advanced in three recent addresses |