Giuliani Backs Bush Troop Plan

Rudy Giuliani has backed the 21,500 increased troops being sent to Iraq, as proposed by President Bush.

Appearing on Hannity & Colmes, Giuliani said that he believed that President Bush did the right thing in announcing a new strategy and an increase in troops.

Giuliani was adamant that America had to succeed in Iraq and said that "If we don't succeed in Iraq, we are going to face much more difficulties, tremendous problems."

Giuliani's position on the Bush announcement is in line with the two other leading Presidential hopefuls, John McCain and Mitt Romney. However another hopeful Senator Brownback who is currently in Iraq has attacked the plan, as has possible candidate Chuck Hagel who linked the Bush decision on Iraq to the failures of strategy in Vietnam.