Bush Returning Home From APEC, Stops At Hawaii Military Base (2/2)

A mandatory White House report to Congress on the situation in Iraq is due by September 15ac. And the two top U.S. officials in Iraq - US military commander General
David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker - are scheduled to appear before lawmakers on Monday and Wednesday.

"I will then talk about a way forward after their report. I ask the members of Congress to sit back and listen to what we all have to say before they reach the conclusions that they're going to reach."

Speaking one day after the release of a new video featuring al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the president reaffirmed his determination to continue the fight in Iraq. "One thing is for certain: Now is the time to do the hard work in order to make sure that we can have a peaceful world, now is the time to deny radicals and extremists a safe haven, and now is the time to advance democracy in the heart of the Middle East."

President Bush arrives back at the White House on Sunday morning, local time.