The Great Oz Keeps On Yapping!

Please shut up!

President Bush on Saturday asked Americans to be patient with the U.S. military mission in Iraq, a request issued as less than half of those polled supported his war policy and thousands of pro-Bush and anti-war demonstrators competed for attention in his tiny hometown.

'Iraqis are working together to build a free nation that contributes to peace and stability in the region, and we will help them succeed,' Bush said in his weekly radio address.

He gave no sign of dismay at serious snags in Iraq's democratic process.