(AP) President Bush says it will take time and patience to train enough Iraqi forces to provide security for their country.

Bush is making a personal appeal to shore up wavering support for the war in remarks at the U.S. Naval Academy. It's the first in a series of speeches Bush is delivering between now and the Dec. 15 election in Iraq to outline political, security and economic strategies for Iraq.

In a White House strategy document, Bush confronted doubts about his war policy, asserting more Iraqi security forces are taking the lead in battle but saying it's still uncertain when U.S. forces can be withdrawn.

"No war has ever been won on a timetable," according to a new White House strategy document.

Facing criticism and impatience about the conflict, Bush went on the offensive with the release of a 35-page plan titled "Our National Strategy for Victory in Iraq."