Mr. Bush would also provide $8 billion in additional money over 10 years to community health centers.

Mr. Bush has provided few details, saying that the specifics would have to be worked out in bipartisan negotiations.

Mr. Bush also provided few details about what changes might be made.

Mr. Bush, no doubt, is also providing advice on how he views the job.

Mr. Bush would provide short-term help to states to assist the low-income elderly.

Pakistan's people deserve a good explanation, and since they haven't heard one from their leaders, Mr. Bush should have provided it.

At the same time, Mr. Bush provided few specifics, saying they would be worked out in bipartisan negotiations.

Now they need a way to back out, and Mr. Bush is providing that.

Mr. Bush can provide such glosses as bringing democracy to the region.

But Mr. Bush did not provide any new details about how he would tackle the problems.