Bush says he's ready to take "rap" over Iraq
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President George W. Bush said he was ready to take "the rap" for the Iraq war if the US people decided in November to elect his Democratic rival John Kerry, whose Vietnam war record, he said, was something to be proud of.
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President Bush said that he was prepared to slow or even halt further reductions of forces, emphasizing that any decision depended on security and the stability of the Iraqi government.
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CRAWFORD, Texas, Dec 29  - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday said it was crucial for Iraq&#39;s election to go ahead on January 30 and that a fresh review of security in the country was underway.
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With midterm elections around the corner, President Bush on Thursday will launch a series of speeches aimed at bolstering support for what the White House calls the "single ideological struggle" against terrorism, including the increasingly unpopular Iraq war.
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The United States may have to adopt more realistic expectations for Iraq, President George W. Bush's choice to become the top U.S. military commander for the Middle East said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON - Standing beside Iraq's interim leader, President Bush contended Thursday that insurgents could "plot and plan attacks elsewhere, in America and other free nations," if the United States pulled out. He said his top commander there has not asked for more troops but if he did, "I'd listen to him."   After meeting with interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Bush said he expects violence in Iraq to escalate as the country moves toward elections scheduled for January...
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US President George Bush is due to address the nation on his Iraq plans, likely to include a limited troop reduction.
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President Bush, eager to show he can take advice on Iraq, embarked on a round of public outreach Monday and promised Americans the unpopular war eventually would make their lives safer.
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President George W. Bush, facing Democratic pressure to begin pulling U.S. troops from Iraq, urged Congress on Friday to wait for a crucial assessment of his strategy before making any judgments about the war.
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President Bush is going on the offensive against growing Republican defections against his war strategy in Iraq. He scheduled a news conference Thursday to urge Congress to give his plan time to work.
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President Bush says there is no need to hold anyone in his administration accountable for what has happened in Iraq because the voters have already spoken.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - President Bush said Tuesday "we will win" the war on terror, seeking to quell controversy and Democratic criticism over his earlier remark that victory may not be possible...
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US President George W Bush says he will not be rushed into deciding how to change his Iraq policy.
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The situation in Iraq is coming to a head with the approach of  elections, US President George W Bush says.
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - President Bush mocked John Kerry's fitness to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S...
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President Bush discussed the upcoming Iraqi national elections on Tuesday with interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, the latest in a series of consultations with Iraqi leaders ahead of Sunday's polling.
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Iraq will be ready to take over security from U.S. forces "any time" they decide to withdraw, although its police and army still need more training, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in remarks over the weekend.