'What Happens Here in Anbar Matters to the Security of the United States'
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Following are excerpts from President Bush's remarks Monday to U.S. troops at al-Asad air base in Iraq, as transcribed by the White House:
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American diplomatic facilities like the one in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, employ a layered defense against terrorist attacks, with foreign guards on the outside and American security personnel including U.S. Marines inside.
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US troops are vital to security, but pressure is growing for them to leave.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (18/10/04) - As the security situation in Iraq worsens, the US has called on Britain to shift some 650 troops to more dangerous hotspots around Baghdad in order to free up the 2nd Battalion of the US 24th Marines to take part in attacks
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For two months, this historic city of commerce and culture was a "no-go" zone for American troops, firmly in the grip of religious extremists, some linked to al-Qaida. During that time, residents say they endured a reign of terror, where gunmen snatched men from their homes and killed at least 10 of them as American spies.
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As the U.S. was preoccupied with Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorist activity spread in other regions.
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The Iraqi governmentâs authority to bar Blackwater USA, a security company that was involved in the deaths of eight Iraqis, appeared to be in question.
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His trip this week addresses sensitive security issues in two countries - Afghanistan and Iraq.
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KUWAIT CITY -- Police have set up checkpoints and are toting machine guns and wearing body armor for the first time. Hotels have installed metal detectors. And the US Embassy has warned Americans to keep away from Western hangouts.
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OTTUMWA, Iowa  - In the snowswept American heartland, discussion of foreign policy often boils down to one word: security.
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'These actions will provide a powerful deterrent,' says the US secretary of state.
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The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and a top military commander there said today that U.S. forces are making progress against al-Qaeda, with successes in the western province of Anbar now being replicated in other volatile parts of the country.
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He made a surprise visit to the US military base that was attacked in Mosul Tuesday. Meanwhile, security has increased at some US bases in Iraq.
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Falluja and Ramadi, and much of Anbar Province, are now controlled by militias, with U.S. troops confined to outside bases.
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Some U.S. airports will tighten security in response to possible terrorist incidents in Britain, the White House said Saturday.
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America's allies in the Persian Gulf are at least as worried about terrorism as the United States, spending billions of dollars on security fences in the desert, eye scanning machines at airports and other measures to keep out militants.