Bush: Iraqis working to secure country
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President Bush said Saturday that Iraqis are sacrificing dearly to secure their country, trying to underscore that the U.S. is not bearing the toll alone.
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President Bush defended Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq war Monday and said training Iraqi police and army to take over responsibility for the country's security from U.S. troops has been difficult.
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President Bush acknowledged on Friday the United States faced "tough" going in Iraq but he insisted elections will be held in January and that U.S. troops will come home when the country is on a path to democracy.
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U.S. President George W. Bush will hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week focusing on improving Iraq's fragile security, the White House said on Tuesday.
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President Bush said Sunday that the U.S will work with its allies to try to prevent violent clashes after the anticipated declaration of independence by Kosovo.
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President George W. Bush said on Thursday he was not satisfied with political progress in Iraq but insisted its government was making some advances.
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President Bush said Saturday that the United States must continue fighting in Iraq and support Pakistan's battle against al-Qaida and other extremists entrenched along its rugged frontier.
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President Bush congratulated the Iraqi candidates and voters as final results in the country's national elections showed Shiites and Kurds led the ballot.
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U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he saw signs of progress in Iraq and the possibility of a troop reduction as staunch ally Australia pledged not to withdraw its soldiers.
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President Bush on Thursday assured Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that he is "fully committed" to aiding the Iraqi government and dispatched a top aide to Baghdad to help leaders there make good on their promises.
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President Bush on Saturday painted a rosy picture of the situation in Iraq, claiming significant progress in the U.S. military's battle in an insurgent stronghold.
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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 George W. Bush,   seeking to fend off growing election-year discontent with the   Iraq war, said on Thursday his wars in Iraq and against   terrorism were keeping Americans safe.
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President Bush defended Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq war Monday and  said training Iraqi police and army to take over responsibility  for the country's security from U.S. troops has been difficult.
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President Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, using the war zone as a backdrop to argue his case that the buildup of U.S. troops is helping stabilizing the nation.
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President Bush, trying to mend relations with Latin America, pledged Sunday to make a fresh push for stalled immigration reforms and defended the U.S. invasion of Iraq, saying that "history will prove it right."
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Amid unrelenting violence in Iraq,   President George W. Bush's spokesman said on Wednesday the top   goal of U.S. troops is to train Iraqi forces, and not trying to   "subdue every bad guy in the country."