WASHINGTON, June 28 - President Bush set out Tuesday night to reshape perceptions of what is happening in Iraq after months in which the persistent insurgency has undermined public support for the war, provoked signs of a split in his own party and prompted inconsistent statements from administration officials about how soon things might improve.

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Transcript of President Bush's Speech

The following is the transcript of President Bush's prepared speech Tuesday night at Fort Bragg, N.C., as provided by CQ Transcriptions, LLC.

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President Bush's Speech About Iraq

President Bush told the nation last night that the war in Iraq was difficult but winnable. Only the first is clearly true. Despite buoyant cheerleading by administration officials, the military situation is at best unimproved. The Iraqi Army, despite Mr. Bush's optimistic descriptions, shows no signs of being able to control the country without American help for years to come. There are not enough American soldiers to carry out the job they have been sent to do, yet the strain of maintaining even this inadequate force is taking a terrible toll on the ability of the United States to defend its security on other fronts around the world.

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Analysis: Subdued Bush's appeal

There were no jokes, no introduction and no backslapping. What we got was a podium, a blue background and, for 35 minutes, a president reading in a subdued tone from a very carefully prepared script.

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