In the week leading up to Memorial Day, the president acknowledged that some of his childish taunts hadn’t been in America’s best interests.

… (S)aying "bring it on," kind of tough talk, you know, that sent the wrong signal to people. I learned some lessons about expressing myself maybe in a little more sophisticated manner — you know, "wanted dead or alive," that kind of talk. I think in certain parts of the world it was misinterpreted, and so I learned from that.

Sadly, Bush wasn’t misinterpreted in "certain parts of the world."  They knew exactly what he meant.  And the death toll for Americn soldiers approaches 2,500.