Bush gets boost from votes in Afghanistan, Australia
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Afghanistan's first democratic vote and the electoral success of Australia's Prime Minister John Howard, a staunch Iraq war ally, gave President George W. Bush a major boost three weeks from the US vote.
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President Bush today announced an increase in U.S. forces in Afghanistan "for the foreseeable future" to help confront a resurgent Taliban, and he urged European allies to lift restrictions that currently confine some of their NATO troops to secure areas of the country.
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Australians voted on Saturday in an election which offered the choice between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labor opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.
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US President George W. Bush praised presidents Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan as &quot;two courageous leaders&quot; worthy of US help as they prepared for three-way talks next week.
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Vice President Dick Cheney arrives in Australia on Thursday to thank one of Washington's staunchest supporters of the increasingly unpopular Iraq war &#151; an ally that has become a rarity by offering more, not fewer, troops for Iraq and Afghanistan.
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President Bush vigorously defended his troop buildup in Iraq on Wednesday, and got a boost when Australian Prime Minister John Howard said his country's forces there won't change for the foreseeable future.
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The election for president in Afghanistan may have brought us one small step closer to worldwide democracy. At least the people there left no doubt that they wanted to vote.
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SYDNEY, Australia - Australian Prime Minister John Howard's governing Liberal Party took a slight lead in nationwide elections Saturday, according to initial results, an early sign that one of President Bush's most ardent allies in the Iraq war may retain power.    With just over 10.4 percent of the vote counted, the Liberal Party had 53.7 percent of the vote and the opposition Labor Party had 46.3 percent, according to the early results...
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US President George W Bush thanked troops stationed at southern California&#39;s Camp Pendleton on Tuesday, saying he was proud of their service and it would help Iraqis bring about democracy as they moved closer to elections on January 30.
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Most governments around the world reacted to the news of George Bush&#39;s re-election yesterday with a diplomatic straight bat. France, Germany and other European countries pledged to work with the new administration
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KABUL: At a campaign rally in Minnesota, US President George W Bush hailed democratic progress in Afghanistan and plans for presidential elections next month as &quot;unbelievable&quot;.
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President Bush&#39;s job approval rating climbed to 55 percent since winning re-election Nov. 2, the highest since the start of the year, according to a Gallup Organization poll for CNN and USA Today.
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SYDNEY -- Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, a key US ally and supporter of the Iraq war, celebrated his election win over opposition Labor after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
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President Bush declared the Iraqi election a triumphant moment in his effort to spur democracy throughout the Middle East.
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Australia is in Afghanistan for the "long haul," Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on a surprise visit Saturday to the country, which is battling an intensifying insurgency led by Taliban extremists.
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TOKYO : Two north-east Asian allies of the United States -- Japan and South Korea -- have welcomed the re-election of US President George W Bush.
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NEW YORK -- President Bush said Wednesday that Afghanistan is becoming a safer, more stable country, thanks to the efforts of President Hamid Karzai.