Bluerlily: President Bush says his decision to send more American soldiers to Iraq is so far meeting expectations by beginning to reduce sectarian violence in the capital.

• 总统布什表示他的派遣更多美军士兵到伊拉克的决定到目前为止达到了开始降低在伊拉克首都发生的宗教暴力事件的预期效果。