President Bush fought off Democratic criticism over his handling of the war in Iraq Friday after fellow Republicans blasted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's comments that the war is 'lost.'"No matter how frustrating the fight in Iraq can be, no matter how much we wish this war was over, the security of our country depends directly on the outcome of Iraq," Bush told an audience at East Grand Rapids High School, vowing to keep troops in Iraq until the job is done.
Reid, D-Nev., fired back at Bush, saying "no one wants us to succeed in Iraq more than Democrats."
"We heard the same old story from the president today because his strategy calls for more of the same. It’s a failed strategy for our troops in Iraq, it’s a failed strategy for our security at home and it’s dangerous that the president refuses to recognize the reality on the ground in Iraq," Reid said from the Senate floor.
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