CUT TO: Worn, Yellowing, Crumbling, Blood-Stained "Iraq Talking Points"

President Bush on Wednesday warned there will be an upsurge in violence in Iraq before next month's voting, but said the terrorists will fail. "Our troops are ready for them," he said.

[...] "We can expect they'll do everything in their power to try to stop the march of freedom," Bush said. "And our troops are ready for it."