"We will make decisions about troops levels based upon the capability of the Iraqis to take the fight to the enemy," Bush said in El Paso, Texas. "I will make decisions on the level of troops based upon the recommendations of commanders on the ground."

Bush spoke hours before Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was expected to argue against an early exit from Iraq. In remarks prepared for delivery at a 1:15 p.m. ET Pentagon news conference, Rumsfeld will say that quitting the war would allow insurgents to prevail and put the United States "at still greater risk."

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