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(NECN: Dayton, OH) - President Bush was at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on Thursday morning to address the nation on the progress of the Iraq war.
"Iraqi mothers want their children to grow up in peace, just like American mothers do," said Bush.
Bush, in the days ahead, is expected to endorse the recommendations of Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
He has proposed a pause in troop cutbacks to assess the impact of having withdrawn five combat brigades since December.
He has argued that it would be reckless to shrink the American force so rapidly that the gains achieved over the past year are compromised or lost entirely.
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