Bush considers troop strength in Iraq
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Flying away from the dusty war zone in Iraq to an Asia summit, President Bush flirted with the idea that U.S. troop strength could be reduced if security across Iraq improves as it has in Anbar Province, once rife with insurgents.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday is expected to endorse plans for limited cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.
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The U.S. military's top general said Monday that the Joint Chiefs of Staff is weighing a range of possible new directions in Iraq, including, if President Bush deems it necessary, an even bigger troop buildup.
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President George W. Bush admitted on Thursday his troop buildup in Iraq had made limited progress but said he would wait for a September security report before considering a change of course.
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For the first time, the Bush administration is publicly discussing basing American troops in Iraq for years.
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AL ASAD AIR FORCE BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, just a week before his top officials in Baghdad present pivotal testimony to Congress that could influence future policy on the war.
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As he prepares to provide Congress and the nation a progress report on Iraq this week, President Bush has sought to reframe the domestic political battle over the war, putting himself in a position to do something his critics have long advocated: Begin drawing down the huge U.S. troop presence.
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Facing another decision about U.S. troop levels in Iraq by spring, President Bush said Saturday it's "fine with me" if generals recommend no more reductions than those already planned to take the force posture down to about 130,000.
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President Bush sought on Tuesday to boost the morale of US troops facing extended deployments in Iraq by promising to train Iraqi forces to replace them but acknowledged only mixed results so far.
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AL ASAD AIR FORCE BASE, Iraq  - U.S. President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, just a week before his top officials in Baghdad present pivotal testimony to Congress that could influence future policy on the war.
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President Bush envisions a long-term U.S. troop presence in Iraq similar to the one in South Korea where American forces have helped keep an uneasy peace for more than 50 years, the White House said Wednesday.
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The top US commander in Iraq considers cutting troop numbers by about 4,000, media reports say.
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ON IRAQ: President Bush acknowledged in a news conference Monday that US-trained Iraqi troops are not ready to take over their country&#39;s security and cautioned that next month&#39;s elections there will be only the beginning of a long process toward democracy
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President Bush is weighing a short-term U.S. troop increase in Iraq, a spokesman said on Tuesday as he denied reports of a rift between the White House and resistant Pentagon chiefs.
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WASHINGTON -- As President Bush weighs new strategies for Iraq, the Army's top general warned yesterday that his force "will break" without thousands more active duty troops and greater use of the reserves.
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CAMP PENDLETON, California, Dec 7  - President George W. Bush said Tuesday that Iraqi elections scheduled for late next month &quot;will proceed as planned,&quot; with some 150,000 US troops there to bolster security.
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President Bush began his post-Christmas vacation Sunday contemplating a hefty second-term agenda on both global and domestic fronts, including expectations of continued violence against U.S. troops in Iraq.