When almost 50 American troops and 600 Iraqis get killed, that's called a "disasterous week." Just want to make that clear to President Prayerpants...
Bush Says 'It's Hard to Tell' When Iraq Violence Will EbbPray, pray, pray, pray, pray. Leave God alone, George. You've given Him enough to do.
President Bush, after Easter prayers for the safety of U.S. troops, acknowledged Sunday that it has been a "tough week" in Iraq and said it is difficult to know when the violence will subside.
Bush, on a trip from his ranch here to nearby Fort Hood, said he is praying daily for fewer casualties in Iraq, where nearly 50 Americans have been killed in an uprising over the past week. But Bush said he sees no need for more troops and characterized the violence in Iraq as the work of "a few people" and "violent gangs."
"It was a tough week last week, and my prayers and thoughts are with those who paid the ultimate price for our security," Bush told reporters after praying with families of soldiers in Iraq. Asked whether the violence would ebb soon, he replied: "It's hard to tell. I just know this: that we're plenty tough and we'll remain tough."
"Today, on bended knee, I thank the good Lord for protecting those of our troops overseas, and our coalition troops and innocent Iraqis who suffer at the hands of some of these senseless killings by people who are trying to shake our will," Bush told reporters.
"I pray every day there's less casualties," Bush said. "But I know what we're doing in Iraq is right. . . . And it's hard work."
