The president gets a solid “B” for his remarks on the War on Terror today. There’s much to like about the speech. First the basics: Two months ago, the Bush Administration was publicly considering a move from the Global War on Terror (GWOT) to the Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism (GSAVE). The switch was roundly and rightly mocked. So for Bush to give a strong speech essentially redeclaring the War on Terror is helpful. In one paragraph, he called out both Syria and Iran for their continued support of terrorists. (Bush actually said “sheltered.” Given what we know about Syrian and Iranian support for the terrorists in Iraq, one can imagine that was a word chosen after spirited debates among the speechwriting staff and policy types.) In the same graph he chided some Arab journalists for feeding anti-American and anti-Semitic hysteria. It was a good passage: