Washington, December 20, 2006
President George W Bush on Wednesday said he is inclined to believe that there is a need to permanently increase in the strength of the United States Army and the Marine Corps in Iraq, maintaining that securing a peaceful future required a sustained commitment from the American people and the military.
At the year-end press conference, Bush said that he did not disagree with the notion of lighter armed forces as pushed for by former Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld but that one had to factor in the long term threats of extremists and radicals.
"One of my top priorities during this war is to ensure that our men and women wearing the uniform have everything they need to do their jobs. This war on terror is the calling of a new generation. It is the calling of our generation. Success is essential to securing a future for peace for our children and grandchildren. And securing this peaceful future is going to require a sustained commitment from the American people and our military," he said.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
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It's not clear what he is up to but, he sure seems to be taking his sweet political time. I wonder if he finds him self in that old cliché of “not being able to think out side the box”.
Yeah, he just seems to walk around in circles with this whole ordeal....that and his bull-headedness is very frustrating.
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