Bush reassured about Iraq

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush had a nearly hour-long secure video teleconference with Iraqi leaders on Monday and came away impressed and reassured by the progress they're making on political, security and economic reforms, the White House said.

"It's clear that you've got an environment now where the key leaders are working together on these issues," during the 52-minute teleconference the president had with Iraq's prime minister, president and two vice presidents, White House press secretary Tony Snow said.

Snow acknowledged that U.S. officials have heard similar positive statements from Iraqi leaders before, but said: "We think they are very serious in moving on the key items. ... I think the president was impressed and reassured by the sense of seriousness that he heard"

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also was assessing the situation in Iraq in a meeting at the State Department with Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari. Bush and Rice's meetings came a day after Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Baghdad, warned it could take as long as a decade to stabilize Iraq.

Petraeus said insurgents pushing back on newly aggressive coalition military forces have led to continued violence in Iraq, describing an ebb-and-flow of sectarian murders in Baghdad.




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:crazy: You'd think he'd have a better understanding of press accounts over the past few days seeing how he used to be in the f'ing business. Got to wonder if he was on the other side how he'd have reacted to this announcement.

that should make a DUZY! :D

Don't forget to put on your footie jammies.

We've been hearing about all that 'progress' for years----It's like the boy who cried wolf.

Here is the link:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=TSHA,TSHA:2005-19,TSHA:en&q=Progress+site:whitehouse%2egov

President Bush warned Americans yesterday that they can expect to see more violence in Iraq over the next year but called this the price of progress as the country stands up its own security forces and moves toward democracy. January 11, 2006---- to members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

I guess the 'price of progress' is plenty of ongoing violence.

It's either a complete lie, or he really is dumb. I wonder if Bush has actually learnt anything significant in the last 30 years.

stupid and this was the plan all along...the only thing I can think of is why are they doing this...maybe to bankrupt this country..

'We must persevere against an enemy that seeks to do us harm', 'This is very encouraging news to me and all my fellow Americans". He ended with 'I will veto any attempt to engage in runaway spending', from a card that was apparently left in the pile after Saturday's rambling radio address. Presidential Card Sorter Jeff Gannon has been reassigned.

fucked.