Debate on Iraq healthy, Bush tells Democrats
505014
President Bush, speaking  to House of Representatives Democrats he has battled for six  years, said on Saturday he welcomed a vigorous debate on his  plan to increase U.S. combat troops in Iraq and he did not  question the patriotism of critics.
598312
President George W. Bush&#39;s campaign, setting the stage for the first presidential debate later this week on foreign policy, rolled out a new television ad Monday highlighting Democratic Sen.
720437
WASHINGTON - Senators from both parties urged the Bush administration on Sunday to make a realistic assessment of the situation in Iraq and adjust its policies aimed at pacifying the country. But Bush readied a firm defense of his Iraq policy - and a sharp new attack on rival John Kerry's stance - for a speech Monday...
102267
President Bush and John F. Kerry clashed over the Iraq war Thursday night in an intense and substantive first debate, in which the Democratic
561561
You almost have to laugh at the debate over whether President Bush is getting too Ã¢ÂÂpolitical,Ã¢ÂÂ as in the gnashing of teeth from Democrats after the president used the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack to address the nation on television with a re-hashed stump speech defending the war in Iraq.
696680
President Bush met with wounded soldiers and military commanders Saturday before heading for the White House and a renewed fight with the Democratic-run Congress over future U.S. involvement in Iraq.
761626
The politics of terrorism has Democrats tied in knots. Each time President Bush raises fears of a possible attack, the political debate shifts from his most troublesome issue (Iraq) to one of his strongest (the war on terrorism) while Democrats fight their impulse to question the president's motives.
202433
U.S. Senate Democrats, hoping to raise pressure on President George W. Bush and his fellow Republicans to pull troops from Iraq, have scheduled an around-the-clock war debate starting on Tuesday.
202861
With an eye to the next debate just one day away, US President George W. Bush has attacked critics of his Iraq policy despite an official report that Saddam Hussein had no chemical, biological or nuclear arms.
142983
WASHINGTON - Saying US soldiers in Iraq &quot;deserve the best,&quot; President Bush on Thursday emphasized that the administration is addressing equipment concerns like the one about armored vehicles raised by a soldier who questioned Defense Secretary Donald
283164
CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and Democrat  John Kerry clashed over Bush's Iraq policy on Thursday in a  high-stakes presidential debate seen as critical to Kerry  closing the gap with his opponent.
297107
President Bush defended the Iraq  war before skeptical world leaders on Tuesday, called on them  to help post-Saddam Iraq develop into a democracy and vowed not  to retreat against an insurgency that threatens more violence  in the country.
556464
CHANHASSEN, Minn.  - President Bush sought  momentum on Saturday from his second debate with Democratic  Sen. John Kerry by attacking Kerry for saying he has a  consistent position on Iraq and would not raise middle-class  taxes.
473032
President George W. Bush said the invasion of Iraq made the world safer when a voter asked about now-discredited intelligence leading up to the war during a town- hall debate with four-term Massachusetts Senator John Kerry.
160679
President Bush defends his Iraq plan, a day after the House of Representatives begins debate on opposing it.
590004
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.
531605
President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry paused their debate preparations on Monday to question each other's credibility and renew a running battle on Iraq, with Bush saying Kerry changed positions so often he could debate himself.