Thanks to You-Know-Who

Remember when Candidate Barack Obama ran against "Bush's war"? Here's what the new president said to the troops yesterday:

Under enormous strain and under enormous sacrifice, through controversy and difficulty and politics, you've kept your eyes focused on just doing your job. And because of that, every mission that's been assigned -- from getting rid of Saddam, to reducing violence, to stabilizing the country, to facilitating elections -- you have given Iraq the opportunity to stand on its own as a democratic country. That is an extraordinary achievement, and for that you have the thanks of the American people.

Does that mean he now regrets his politicization of the war and is giving credit to President Bush? I doubt it. While on the White House site's presentation of the speech, I typed "Bush" into my search tool and was greeted with "Phrase not found." Oh well. It's a start.