Tomorrow marks one year since President Bush announced his “new way forward in Iraq” — a surge of troops to attempt to stablize the war-torn nation. Here’s what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, had to say about it today:

One year ago, the President announced his plan to send thousands of additional U.S. troops to Iraq. Despite the bravery of our men and women in uniform, the primary purpose of the President’s surge policy has not been achieved: the Iraqi government is nowhere near political reconciliation that would contribute to regional stability.

Despite repeated calls from the vast majority of the American people, the President continues on a course for a 10-year, $2 trillion war in Iraq. After more than five years, far too many lives lost, billions of dollars spent, and our military readiness dangerously reduced, it is past time for the President to bring an end to this tragic war.

The New Direction Congress remains ready to work with President Bush to find a responsible end to this war before the end of his presidency.

The president yesterday said this:

I had a series of good meetings today to discuss the situation in Iraq, including a video teleconference this morning with General Petraeus, Ambassador Crocker, and members of the national security team. I also spoke by video with Prime Minister Maliki to discuss the return of the Iraqi parliament … [I]t was clear from my discussions that there’s great hope in Iraq, that the Iraqis are beginning to see political progress that is matching the dramatic security gains for the past year. There’s still work to be done, but it was a very hopeful conversation.