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"Thanks to the success of the troop surge, America’s engagement in Iraq is on a 'strong and steady course' that will allow U.S. troops 'to come home in victory,' President Bush said on Tuesday," according to CNSNews.
"Speaking at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, Bush announced that over the next several months, about 3,400 combat support forces will come home. This includes aviation personnel, explosive ordnance teams, combat and construction engineers, military police, and logistical support forces."
“By November," said the President, "we'll bring home a Marine battalion that is now serving in Anbar Province. And in February of 2009, another Army combat brigade will come home. This amounts to about 8,000 additional American troops returning home without replacement.”
"But even as al Qaeda faces increased pressure in Iraq, the terrorists are stepping up their efforts in Afghanistan, Bush said -- and that’s why he’s sending additional troops there," reports CNS.
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