George Bush actually said...

Our past efforts to secure Baghdad failed for two principal reasons: There were not enough Iraqi and American troops to secure neighborhoods that had been cleared of terrorists and insurgents, and there were too many restrictions on the troops we did have.

Context

Bush admits mistakes in past efforts to secure Baghdad and outlines reasons for failure.

01/09/2007

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