Bush agrees to limited troop cuts in Iraq
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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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On the deadliest day of the Iraq war this year, President Bush told newly empowered House Democrats there are limits to how long the United States will stay committed to the bloody conflict.
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President George W. Bush said on  Saturday his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint  on domestic spending while making defense and war costs for  Iraq and Afghanistan the top priority.
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President George W. Bush has approved a "significant reduction" in the U.S. nuclear stockpile by the end of this year, the White House said on Tuesday.
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President Bush encouraged Iraq's  interim leaders on Monday to ensure minority Sunni Arabs are  included in Iraq's political process and the White House  brushed aside Democratic calls for a timetable for U.S. troops  to begin withdrawing.
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President Bush, in Iraq on Monday, emphasized security gains, sectarian reconciliation and the possibility of a troop withdrawal.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq has   drafted a plan that projects steep reductions in the U.S.   military presence there by the end of 2007, The New York Times   reported on Saturday.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 18 -- Local Sunni and Shiite leaders from southwestern Baghdad signed an agreement Thursday that is intended to halt sectarian violence and attacks on American and Iraqi troops on the condition that security forces limit their raids and offensive operations.
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America's troop buildup in Iraq has sharply reduced sectarian killings and roadside bombings and lowered al-Qaida's influence, the top U.S. general in the country said in an interview published Friday.
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A proposal now being drafted would limit the role of United States troops in Iraq to counterterrorism efforts.
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A US senator belonging to President George W. Bush&#39;s Republican Party said Sunday he and other members of Congress expect the number of US troops in Iraq to be reduced after September.
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After months of stubbornly refusing even to consider cutting U.S. troop levels in Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush has suddenly decided the idea is no longer taboo.
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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush raised the prospect of troop cuts in Iraq after meeting top commanders at a desert air base on Monday but said any reduction must be made from a position of strength.
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South Korea and the United States have agreed that US troop strength in the Asian country will be reduced at a much slower pace than originally announced.
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SYDNEY, Sept. 5 -- President Bush received a firm endorsement of his Iraq war policy from embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who said on Wednesday that he would not withdraw any of his nation's combat troops from the country until the mission is complete.
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The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a 120 billion dollar Iraq war budget, after Democrats reluctantly agreed to President George W. Bush&#39;s demands to strip it of troop withdrawal dates.
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President Bush has taken the most dramatic options off the table as he tries to change direction in Iraq, leaving him with a list of modest military and diplomatic moves to announce in the new year.