Bush Plans To Stress Next Phase In Iraq War
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President Bush, facing a growing Republican revolt against his Iraq policy, has rejected calls to change course but will launch a campaign emphasizing his intent to draw down U.S. forces next year and move toward a more limited mission if security conditions improve, senior officials said yesterday.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under  election-year pressure from Democrats and some fellow  Republicans over Iraq, promised on Saturday to step up the pace  of spending on reconstruction contracts in that country despite  the violence.
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President Bush said Saturday he is open to the possibility of slowing or stopping plans to bring home more U.S. troops from Iraq, defying domestic demands to speed the withdrawals. Updated on war developments, Bush said the U.S. presence in Iraq will outlast his presidency.
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President Bush is expected to hear deep concerns Friday from top Pentagon generals about continuing the military buildup in Iraq, as yet another grim independent report emerges finding lack of progress in the conflict.
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CRAWFORD, Texas, Dec 29  - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday said it was crucial for Iraq&#39;s election to go ahead on January 30 and that a fresh review of security in the country was underway.
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President Bush understands there is growing U.S. concern over his handling of the Iraq war but will not rely on polls to determine when to withdraw troops, his spokesman said Sunday.
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The U.S. military is weighing new directions for Iraq, including an even bigger troop buildup if President Bush thinks his "surge" strategy needs a further boost, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.
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SYDNEY - President Bush wrapped up his participation at an Asia-Pacific summit yesterday and prepared for a renewed fight with the Democratic-run Congress over the future of the US involvement in Iraq.
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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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President Bush raised the possibility Monday of U.S. troop cuts in Iraq if security continues to improve, traveling here secretly to assess the war before a showdown with Congress.
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- President Bush, who faces mounting congressional pressure to end the war, yesterday called for patience as US forces conduct stepped-up operations in Iraq.
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President Bush acknowledged for the first time yesterday that the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and said he plans to expand the overall size of the "stressed" U.S. armed forces to meet the challenges of a long-term global struggle against terrorists.
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Fortified by his victory at the polls, President George W. Bush now faces pressing, unfinished business in Iraq where US forces are poised to storm insurgent strongholds to clear the way for January elections.
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President Bush, under pressure to find a new blueprint for Iraq, on Wednesday sought to strengthen Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ability to quell rising violence amid U.S. doubts about his capacity to ...Comment
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President George W. Bush will address a war-weary American public next week to "lay out a vision" for the U.S. role in Iraq as he tries to sell his strategy in the wake of a crucial report to Congress.
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US President George W. Bush's re-election could herald a new look for his administration, with expectations that he will reshuffle his cabinet while maintaining enough continuity to tackle his priorities: Iraq and the war on terror.
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As pressure mounts for a change of course in Iraq, the Bush administration is groping for a viable new strategy for the president to unveil by Christmas, with deliberations now focused on three main options to redefine the U.S. military and political engagement, according to officials familiar with...