George Bush actually said...

We continue to encourage and press them to achieve the established benchmarks, since we believe that those efforts will contribute to Iraq's stability.

Context

Press Release - Initial Benchmark Assessment Report

07/11/2007

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

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