Singing to the choir…..he’s good at that!
It’s March 6th. 21 U.S. deaths, 372 Iraqi deaths, and as promised by Bush, the Iraqis are stepping up to the plate! Right!

WASHINGTON - President Bush said Tuesday his decision to send more troops to Baghdad is yielding “gradual but important” progress in Iraq. He portrayed himself as steadfast while Democrats squabble over strategy.

War-weary voters put Democrats in charge of Congress, but lawmakers have not decided how or whether to restrict Bush on Iraq through legislation. Bush seized on that divide and cautioned Democrats not to interfere with military missions.

“Other members of Congress seem to believe that we can have it all: that we can fight al-Qaida, pursue national reconciliation, initiate aggressive diplomacy and deter Iran’s ambitions in Iraq - all while withdrawing from Baghdad and reducing our force levels,” Bush said in a speech to the American Legion.

“That sounds good in theory, but doing so at this moment would undermine everything our troops have worked for. There are no shortcuts in Iraq,” the president said.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record), D-Calif., said Democrats are determined to lead a new direction on Iraq policy. That includes getting troops home and shifting the U.S. mission from combat to training, troop protection and counterterrorism.

“The war in Iraq is not making our country safer, our military stronger or the region more stable,” Pelosi said Tuesday. “In fact, the war in Iraq is the greatest ethical challenge facing our nation.”

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