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In the three years since our nation began operations in Iraq, more than 2,500 Americans have been killed and more than 18,000 Americans have been seriously wounded.

It's very unlikely that we're going to send more troops to Iraq. We are going to have to train the Iraqis faster and harder.

We're seeing the development of tactics in Iraq, such as suicide bombing. Insurgents have been driving cars with explosives into hotels and office buildings. The recruitment may be even more prolific outside Iraq.

I was heartened to hear the President say that as we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels.

The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated.

It could safely be said that Iraqis are dying at a faster clip since the American-led invasion and occupation than they did during the last decade of Saddam Hussein's rule.

At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.

Yes, we need a force to continue to train, assist, advise the Iraqi army.

Three years into the war, tens of thousands of American troops remain targets of a growing Iraqi insurgency.

In the remaining months, we should focus on achieving more robust international involvement in training of Iraqi soldiers, police officers, judges, teachers, and doctors - all key elements needed to end the sectarian and civil conflict and build Iraq's future.