With falling public support for the war, President Bush says he understands that Americans are skeptical about how things are going there, amid what he calls horrific images of reprisal killings, car bombings and kidnapping.

• 随着民众对战争支持率的下降，布什总统称他理解美国人民对事态的进展为何持怀疑态度，因为他们对于包括所谓的报复性刺杀、车炸弹以及绑架在内的恐怖事件都记忆犹新。