WP - Bush Acknowledges Troops Face Danger

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The Washington Post

Assessment of Iraq Mission Toned Down

GABORONE, Botswana, July 10 -- President Bush said today that U.S. occupation forces in Iraq face a security problem, upgrading his public assessment of the threat as American deaths continued to rise.

"There's no question we've got a security issue in Iraq," Bush said during meetings with Botswana's president, Festus Mogae, on the third stop of a five-country tour of sub-Saharan Africa. "And we're going to have to deal with it person by person. We're going to have to remain tough."

The president's words were a departure from the defiant challenge he made to Iraqi militants on July 2. "Bring 'em on," Bush said then of the people attacking U.S. troops in Iraq, adding, "We've got plenty tough force there right now to make sure the situation is secure."

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1. " . . . no question we've got a security issue in Iraq."

Such breathtaking vision, such rapier wit and flawless perception. DAMN, this guy is good!

It's almost like Yeats' description of Caesar:
"Like a long-legged fly upon the stream
His mind moves upon silence"

What I could really use now is the graphic of him with Kofi Annan at the White House.

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2. I had ...

nooooo idea the Troops were in danger. Thanks dub.
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