President Bush used his weekly radio address to defend the recent administration report on mixed progress in Iraq, saying his strategy for success is built on the premise that greater security will pave the way for political reconciliation.

• 布什总统在每周一次的电台演讲中，为其行政报告中关于错综复杂的伊拉克状况辩护到，其成功策略建立在区域安全将为政治和解铺平道路的前提上。