Bush declares progress in Iraq war
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- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:15:26 -0700 (PDT)
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Bush declares progress in Iraq war
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 17 minutes ago
President Bush hailed a new "degree of durability" in security gains
in Iraq Thursday, saying it should permit him to announce further U.S.
troop reductions later this year.
With the war in its sixth year and violence substantially decreased in
recent weeks, Bush gave a brief and hastily arranged update on the war
that focused on several fronts of progress.
He said that violence is at its lowest ebb since the spring of 2004,
that forces are in their third consecutive month with lower violence
levels holding steady, and that Iraqi forces are becoming increasingly
capable of both fighting and securing the country.
"The progress is still reversible," Bush acknowledged. But he added,
"There now appears to be a degree of durability in gains."
Looking ahead to the next recommendation on troop levels from U.S.
generals in Iraq, Bush suggested its reasonable to expect "further
reductions in our combat forces, as conditions permit."
Bush's four minutes of remarks showed him eager to talk progress. But
he attached qualifications at every step, wary of repeating the
mistake of his so-called "Mission Accomplished" speech over five years
ago, in May 2003.
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