In an exclusive interview with The Washington Post today, President Bush informed the American people that no one in his administration should be held to account for the mess in Iraq. Jim VandeHei and Michael A. Fletcher write up the interview on page one of Sunday's paper:

President Bush said the public's decision to reelect him was a ratification of his approach toward Iraq and that there was no reason to hold any administration officials accountable for mistakes or misjudgments in prewar planning or managing the violent aftermath.

"We had an accountability moment, and that's called the 2004 elections," Bush said in an interview with The Washington Post. "The American people listened to different assessments made about what was taking place in Iraq, and they looked at the two candidates, and chose me."

With the Iraq elections two weeks away and no signs of the deadly insurgency abating, Bush set no timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops and twice declined to endorse Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's recent statement that the number of Americans serving in Iraq could be reduced by year's end. Bush said he will not ask Congress to expand the size of the National Guard or regular Army, as some lawmakers and military experts have proposed.

How this man believes that no one should be held accountable for the mess in Iraq is beyond me. Read the rest of the interview to get an idea of how far off President Bush is from the world of reality.