• Bushstrikes a subdued tone in Oval Office address about Iraq: "This work has been especially difficult in Iraq -- more difficult than we expected. Reconstruction efforts and the training of Iraqi security forces started more slowly than we hoped. We continue to see violence and suffering, caused by an enemy that is determined and brutal, unconstrained by conscience or the rules of war." [
Daily Briefing: 'Uncharacteristically Contrite'
Daily Briefing: 'Uncharacteristically…
Daily Briefing: 'Uncharacteristically Contrite'
• Bushstrikes a subdued tone in Oval Office address about Iraq: "This work has been especially difficult in Iraq -- more difficult than we expected. Reconstruction efforts and the training of Iraqi security forces started more slowly than we hoped. We continue to see violence and suffering, caused by an enemy that is determined and brutal, unconstrained by conscience or the rules of war." [