US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki is living "on borrowed time", but that she is confident he can give Iraq security.
Ms Rice was testifying to a Senate hearing about President Bush's new Iraq strategy, announced on Wednesday.
Democrats and some Republicans in Congress have criticised the plan, with one senior Democrat, Senator Joe Biden, calling it a "tragic mistake".
As part of the plan, Mr Bush will boost US troop numbers by more than 20,000.
Later Defence Secretary Robert Gates promised to increase the overall strength of the armed services by recruiting an extra 92,000 troops.
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