*Bush, Cheneyremain optimistic about Iraq on third anniversary of the invasion; Iraqi Prime MinisterAyad Allawi, meanwhile, tells the BBC: "If this is not civil war, then God knows what civil war is." [ WP , NYT , USAT ] * Republicans are struggling with message discipline for the midterm elections as internal "disaffection and disagreement" grows. [
Daily Briefing: God Only Knows
Daily Briefing: God Only Knows
Daily Briefing: God Only Knows
*Bush, Cheneyremain optimistic about Iraq on third anniversary of the invasion; Iraqi Prime MinisterAyad Allawi, meanwhile, tells the BBC: "If this is not civil war, then God knows what civil war is." [ WP , NYT , USAT ] * Republicans are struggling with message discipline for the midterm elections as internal "disaffection and disagreement" grows. [