Bush cites Iraq progress, says troop cuts possible
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U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he saw signs of progress in Iraq on both the military and political fronts and again held out the possibility of a reduction in U.S. troop levels.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered gradual troop reductions in Iraq but defied calls for a dramatic change of course, telling skeptical Americans the U.S. military role there will stretch beyond his presidency.
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Americans can expect steady progress   in Iraq but it would be unrealistic to hope for "zero   violence," President George W. Bush said on Wednesday after a   surprise trip to Baghdad to bolster the new Iraqi government.
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Cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq will not derail recent security gains, but the Iraqi government must move quicker to take advantage of the falls in violence, a senior U.S. general said on Sunday.
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President Bush said on Thursday U.S.  troop concerns about inadequate equipment for Iraq combat are  being addressed and he did not blame soldiers for raising the  issue with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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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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The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, said on Monday that America was meeting its military objectives in Iraq and troop levels could be reduced by next summer.
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President Bush said on Thursday freedom was on the march in Iraq even as a US intelligence report depicted a bleak outlook for the country&#39;s future.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq told Congress today that the military objectives of the Bush administration's troop increase strategy in Iraq "are in large measure being met," and he forecast a reduction of U.S. forces "to pre-surge levels" without jeopardizing gains in the months ahead.
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US President George W Bush is likely to send more troops to Iraq next year, an administration official says.
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In his speech last night, President Bush made a case for progress in Iraq by citing facts and statistics that at times contradicted recent government reports or his own words.
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President Bush says the U.S. military will pull out of Iraq "as quickly as possible," but he is not endorsing Secretary of State Colin Powell's statement that troops could begin returning home this year.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered gradual troop reductions in Iraq but defied calls for a dramatic change of course, telling war-weary Americans the U.S. military role there will stretch beyond his presidency.
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President Bush flirted with the idea that U.S. troop strength in Iraq could be reduced during a whirlwind visit to Anbar Province on his way to an Asia-Pacific summit at which the debate over the war seemed sure to follow him.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday defended his plan for limited U.S. troop cuts in Iraq and denounced Democrats for not taking a stronger stand against an anti-war group's attack on the credibility of his top Iraq commander.
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U.S. President George W. Bush has no plans to withdraw troops from Iraq now, the White House said on Monday, despite increasing pressure from members of his own Republican party for a change in war strategy.
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President George W. Bush said on Thursday "we need a new approach" in Iraq that could include contacts with Iran and Syria and U.S. troop reductions, a day after a panel pressured him for a swift change in strategy.