sentences:  The non-partisan FactCheck.org criticized some of his comments, saying the President had "played loose with the facts".On February 16, 2008, Iraqi Defense Minister Abdel Qader Jassim Mohammed told reporters that the surge was "working very well" and that Iraq has a "pressing" need for troops to stay to secure Iraqi borders.He stated that "Results for 2007 prove that -- Baghdad is good now".