Baghdad ? California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday greeted soldiers at Camp Victory in Baghdad, where he also visited in 2003.

“It’s great to be back here again,” Schwarzenegger said. “Before I left, I said, ‘I’ll be back.’ And the Terminator always keeps his promise.”

Schwarzenegger said he had brought some cigars and invited the troops to “pump up” with him this morning. He also told them he understood “how tough it is for you, how dangerous it is and how exhausting.”

“I just want to let you know … how much we in the United States appreciate the work that you are doing,” Schwarzenegger said. During moments of discouragement, “you’ve got to inspire each other because you are not here for nothing.”