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There is no record that any calls were placed recently from the White House to 911 to deal with a fire emergency. But maybe they managed to put it out themselves. Or maybe all records of the 911 call and fire have been classified, and all low-level flunkeys with knowledge thereof have been transferred to whatever passes for Siberia in this time and place.

Because one thing is clear. There has been a big fat fire in the region of Bush’s trousers. WaPo tells it well, and needs no help from anyone else:

At a Chicago news conference in July, for instance, Bush said he would yield to Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Iraq commander.

“General Casey will make the decisions as to how many troops we have there,” Bush said, adding: “He’ll decide how best to achieve victory and the troop levels necessary to do so. I’ve spent a lot of time talking to him about troop levels. And I’ve told him this: I said, ‘You decide, General.’ “

Well, apparently the big white chief spoke with forked tongue:

By yesterday, however, Bush indicated that he will not necessarily let military leaders decide, ducking a question about whether he would overrule them. …

A senior aide said later that Bush would not let the military decide the matter. “He’s never left the decision to commanders,” said the aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity so Bush’s comments would be the only ones on the record.