KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: We go to Miramar, California, where the president plans on pumping up U.S. Marines and their families today. CNN's Suzanne Malveaux is there -- Suzanne.</s>SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kyra, that's right. President Bush is going to be here in a couple of hours. He's going to be talking to Marines and sailors and their families, thanking them for their service in Iraq. And, of course, this, in an atmosphere really where U.S. soldiers are being killed almost regularly inside of that country. Now, this comes at a time when there are about 139,000 U.S. soldiers on the ground there. There are an additional 21,000 troops from 18 different countries, and the administration is trying to get another dozen or so countries involved in this effort. There had been some requests from some allies -- from France as well as India -- that they would not send in troops unless this was under the auspices of the United Nations. But administration sources today are saying that there is no consideration, there was never any serious consideration for the United Nations to head up any kind of patrol when it comes to security inside of Iraq. But the United States is going to country by country to enlist their support. The big question here, Kyra, is whether or not that is going to be effective if the violence and the security situation in Iraq does not get better -- Kyra.</s>PHILLIPS: Suzanne Malveaux, thank you so much. We'll check in with you when the president does arrive. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
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