Bush: Durable gains made in Iraq

[unhappycamper]

Source: Army Times / Associated Press

Bush: Durable gains made in Iraq
By Jennifer Loven - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Jul 31, 2008 11:20:05 EDT

WASHINGTON — 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.”

Read more: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/07/ap_iraq_073108/

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[Demeter]

1. Increasing His Collection of Skulls and Bones?

The man's a genocidal war criminal, and so is Cheney.

[ixion]

2. so dumbass has a new phrase to toss at the quagmire

gee, don't we all feel better now? :eyes:

To the Hauge with thee, BushCo.

[sofa king]

3. Yep. Millions more people want us dead and destroyed now.

Which means the military-industrial complex survives to fight more profitable wars.

[jimshoes]

4. Hooray!

Like what, hmmm? And what happens when the checks stop coming?

[LynnTheDem]

5. Oh look, george came up with a new bullshit phrase!

Let's wait & see what Ramadan brings, since every summer bush has said this same shit, and every fall brings increased violence.