Melawan kritik tajam terhadap rencananya, Bush mengatakan setelah meninjau kebijakannya manyatakan bahwa solusi terbaik adalah mengirim lebih banyak pasukan ke Irak untuk memperbaiki keamanan di Baghdad dan memburu gerilyawan Sunni yang beroperasi di Propinsi Al-Anbar.
Confronting the sharp criticism his plan has faced, Bush said that after a review of his policy that the best solution was to send more troops into Iraq to improve security in Baghdad and go after Sunni insurgents and terrorists operating in al-Anbar province.