The spin: "people are voting" therefore we are succeeding in Iraq

Transcript: President Bush's News Conference (washingtonpost.com):
"BUSH: And if we'd have been having this discussion a couple of years ago and I just stood up in front of you and said the Iraqi people would be voting, you would look at me like some of you still look at me, with a, kind of, blank expression.
(LAUGHTER)
People are voting. And this is a part of a process to write a constitution and elect a permanent assembly. And it's exciting times for the Iraqi people.
QUESTION: What would be a credible turnout number?
BUSH: The fact that they're voting in itself is successful.
Again, this is a long process. It is a process that will begin to write a constitution and then elect a permanent assembly.
BUSH: And this process will take place over this next year.
It is a grand moment for those who believe in freedom. "