The military surge into Iraq is working, President Bush told troops today during a surprise visit here - and they responded "Oo-rah!" to the President, shaking the building with the sound of the Marine battle cry.
"Every day the United States of America is grateful for what you're doing. I want you to tell your families the Commander-in-Chief stopped by to say hello, and he said, I'm incredibly proud to be the Commander-in-Chief of such a great group of men and women."
"I'm keeping pretty good company, as you can see. I brought out the A Team so they could be with the folks who are making a significant difference in this war against these radicals and extremists. In Anbar you're seeing firsthand the dramatic differences that can come when the Iraqis are more secure. In other words, you're seeing success. "
"You see Sunnis who once fought side by side with al Qaeda against coalition troops now fighting side by side with coalition troops against al Qaeda. Anbar is a huge province. It was once written off as lost. It is now one of the safest places in Iraq. (Oo-rah!) Because of your hard work, because of your bravery and sacrifice, you are denying al Qaeda a safe haven from which to plot and plan and carry out attacks against the United States of America. What you're doing here is making this country safer, and I thank you for your hard work. (Oo-rah!) "
"But I want to tell you this about the decision -- about my decision about troop levels. Those decisions will be based on a calm assessment by our military commanders on the conditions on the ground -- not a nervous reaction by Washington politicians to poll results in the media. (Oo-rah!) In other words, when we begin to draw down troops from Iraq, it will be from a position of strength and success, not from a position of fear and failure."
The president said he came to Anbar province so he could see the success in the war on terror and thank the men and women who are making sacrifices for that success
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