In his fourth State of the Union since the Iraq invasion and the first since Democrats won control of both houses of Congress, President Bush urged support for his plan to escalate the Iraq War.

President Bush: “This is not the fight we entered in Iraq, but it is the fight we’re in. Every one of us wishes this war were over and won. Yet it would not be like us to leave our promises unkept, our friends abandoned, and our own security at risk. Ladies and gentlemen, on this day, at this hour, it is still within our power to shape the outcome of this battle. Let us find our resolve and turn events toward victory.”

The president’s plea comes as the Senate Foreign Foreign Relations Committee is expected to approve a measure today opposing the troop increase in Iraq.