Word: trooped
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Whom will the President believe? As he flew out of Iraq on Air Force One, I asked him whether Hemming's words would affect his decision on troop levels. Unlike the Marine, the Commander in Chief did not stray from his script. "The main factor that will affect my decision on troop levels," he said, "is, Can we succeed...
Crowd favorite as always, rallying the audience on the Second Amendment. Repeated his suggestion from a past debate that 9/11 was caused in part by a reaction to the American troop presence in the Middle East. When Chris Wallace followed up by asking if the U.S. should take its marching orders from al-Qaeda, crisply invoked the Constitution...
...After speaking with with Petraeus and Crocker, Bush struck an optimistic note, saying that they had told him troop levels could come down in Iraq if stabilization continued at the current pace. But speaking to an ebullient crowd of service men and women Bush said, "When we begin to draw down troops in Iraq it will be from a position of strength and success, not from a position of fear and failure...
...Bush can expect a warm welcome at Al Asad. U.S. troop morale in Anbar province is high thanks to Marine and Army victories over al Qaeda during the past year. Bush also has some momentum behind him following a month of Iraq visits by members of Congress, in which an almost universally negative outlook was replaced by a more optimistic view, even among some Democrats. Still, polls show that 70% of Americans disapprove of the President's handling of the war; aides hope that his personal presence in the region - even on Labor Day, when news is far from most...
...said, "Obviously there's concerns about families, rotations. People who have got young kids want to be with their kids. I understand that. On the other hand, many of them reup," he said, arguing that reenlistment rates are high in Anbar. Would service members' concerns affect his decision about troop levels later this month? "The main factor that will affect my decision on troop levels is, can we succeed, what does it take to succeed?" Bush answered. "Because failure would lead to harm to America, is what I believe. As a matter of fact I'm certain...