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George H.W. Bush: “The road to victory is the road that will take our troops home. As we make progress from the ground and Iraqi forces…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2006
The road to victory is the road that will take our troops home. As we make progress from the ground and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels. But those decisions will be made by our military commanders, not by politicians in Washington, D.C.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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President Bush discusses the plan for reducing troop levels in Iraq, emphasizing that military commanders will make the decisions.

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