Mr.Rasmussen said he is confident there will soon be substantially more troops and with that, new momentum for the mission.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

And if all this goes together rapidly, I'm really confident that the problem will be fixed."

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

Earlier,White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said U.S.commanders in Iraq are confident that Iraqi security forces will be able to take control of the nation's cities.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

"We have got a lot of work to do,". "But I am very confident that with the team we have got assembled we are going to be able to make it happen."

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

I am confident that we are right to be in Afghanistan, that we have the strongest possible plan and we have the resources needed to do the job" But only about half the British public agrees with that argument.

VOA: standard.2009.07.13