VIDEO FLASHBACK: Bush Says Sending More Troops To Iraq Would 'Undermine Our Strategy'

News Type: Other — Seeded on Mon Jan 8, 2007 3:55 PM EST

Article Source: Think Progress

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On Wednesday night, President Bush is expected to announce plans to escalate the war in Iraq by sending more U.S. troops. On June 28, 2005 — just 18 months ago — Bush said that sending more troops to Iraq would "undermine our strategy of encouraging Iraqis to take the lead" and "suggest that we intend to stay forever." Watch it: