WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Incoming Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said Wednesday he is pleased President Bush is supporting an overall increase in military troop strength, but expressed disappointment the president "does not understand the need for urgent change in Iraq."

"It is heartening to see that President Bush has reversed his position, rejected the failed Rumsfeld doctrine, and heeded Democratic calls to increase the size of the military," Reid said in a statement. "Unfortunately, it is troubling to see that he still does not understand the need for urgent change in Iraq. The President seems lost within his own rhetoric."

At a press conference this morning, Bush indicated that he supported an overall increase in military troops, but said he had not decided whether more forces were needed in Iraq.(Full story)

"We have an obligation to ensure our military is capable of sustaining this war over the long haul, and performing the many tasks that we ask of them," Bush said. "I'm inclined to believe we need to increase in the permanent size of both the United States army and the United States Marines. I've asked Secretary [of Defense Robert] Gates to determine how such an increase could take place, and report back to me as quickly as possible."