One week into the war, the Commander in Chief was on edge. Appearing before reporters with British Prime Minister Tony Blair last Thursday, George W. Bush let loose a double dose of presidential petulance. He fidgeted, he frowned, and he scowled at questioners. At one point Bush spoke over Blair as the Prime Minister tried to answer a question. Bush's temper had grown short, aides said, because doubts about the war's progress were growing just when Bush was trying to get out a message of resolve. Reports of Iraqi irregular forces harassing U.S. troops up and down the road to Baghdad--faking...
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