“I would call it a civil war,” Powell told a business forum in the United Arab Emirates. “I have been using it (civil war) because I like to face the reality,” added Powell.

He said world leaders should acknowledge Iraq was in civil war. ~Reuters

The clear implication of that last line is that he thinks Mr. Bush does not use that phrase because Bush does not like to face “the reality,” which pretty much confirms what we’ve all been thinking about him for some time now.