Reply #101: Today from Reuters: Bush: Iraq war will require more sacrifice

[Rhiannon12866]

Just how much more, Mr. Bush*?! And from whom?!!!:grr:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush, bracing for the fallout when the U.S. military death toll in Iraq reaches 2,000, said on Tuesday the Iraq war will require more time and sacrifice and rejected calls for a U.S. pullout.

"Each loss of life is heartbreaking, and the best way to honor the sacrifice of our fallen troops is to complete the mission and lay the foundation of peace by spreading freedom," Bush said, his voice breaking with emotion as he spoke at a luncheon of military wives at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington.

Bush's remarks were aimed at addressing criticism expected when the U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 2,000.

"This war will require more sacrifice, more time and more resolve," said Bush. "The terrorists are as brutal an enemy as we have ever faced."

http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=10039535&src=eDialog/GetContent