According to President Bush, US government ______.

President Bush told the soldiers their mission in Iraq is vital for peace and security, and that a free Iraq will be a blow to terrorists and their deadly aims.
   "Part of their strategy is to use the killing of innocent people to get the American government to pull you out of there, before the mission is complete. I am going to assure you of this: that so long as I am the president, we are never going to back down. We are never going to give in. We will never accept anything less than total victory. It is important for you to know that. It is important for the enemy to know that, as well."