Bush U-turn: we can win war on terror

PERFORMING a rapid U-turn, US President George W Bush now believes the US will win the war on terrorism, despite suggesting 24 hours earlier it could not be won.

In a speech to the national convention of the American Legion, Mr Bush said: “We meet today in a time of war for our country, a war we did not start yet one that we will win.”

That statement differed from Mr Bush’s earlier comment, aired on Monday in a pre-taped television interview, in which he said “I don’t think you can win” the war on terror.