Work in Iraq is Difficult but "We Are Winning."
Our work in Iraq is difficult, because our enemy is brutal. But that brutality has not stopped the dramatic progress of a new democracy. In less than three years, the nation has gone from dictatorship, to liberation, to sovereignty, to a constitution, to national elections.
At the same time, our coalition has been relentless in shutting off terrorist infiltration, clearing out insurgent strongholds and turning over territory to Iraqi security forces.
I am confident in our plan for victory. I am confident in the will of the Iraqi people. I am confident in the skill and spirit of our military.
Fellow citizens, we are in this fight to win, and we are winning.
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