George Bush actually said...

Since September the 11th, we have called to active duty nearly 53,000 Guard and Reserve personnel.

Context

Remarks at the Signing Ceremony for the National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week Proclamation

11/08/2001

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

More George Bush Quotes

Liberty can change societies. Free societies are peaceful societies.
9/16/2004
Today, Hispanic Americans in our Armed Forces, National Guard, and Reserve units continue this proud legacy as they stand watch on the front...
9/16/2004
We stand for marriage and family, which are the foundations of our society.
9/16/2004
Saddam Hussein posed a danger in a post -- a danger that we could not afford to ignore in a post-September 11th world.
9/16/2004

View All George Bush Quotes