The bottom line is that this is the preliminary report. I'm not making excuses, but it is hard. And I don't think Congress ought to be running the war. I think they ought to be funding our troops.
President Bush discusses the challenges in Iraq and emphasizes that Congress should focus on funding troops rather than managing the war.
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