Bush defends Iraq war
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President George W Bush delivered an unapologetic defence of his decision to invade Iraq, telling the United Nations yesterday that it &quot;helped to deliver the Iraqi people from an outlaw dictator&quot;.
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In a debate rematch, President Bush defended his invasion of Iraq and said &quot;I wasn&#39;t happy when we found there weren&#39;t weapons&quot; that prompted his administration to go to war against Saddam Hussein.
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President Bush said Thursday that he believes he made the right decision to invade Iraq and thinks voters will not deny him a second term even if they disagree with the war.
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  -- President Bush on Wednesday defended the U.S. military buildup in Iraq in a patriotic Fourth of July speech, saying victory will require ''more patience, more courage and more sacrifice.''.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday defended his plan for limited U.S. troop cuts in Iraq and denounced Democrats for not taking a stronger stand against an anti-war group's attack on the credibility of his top Iraq commander.
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Two years after warning the  United Nations to act against Iraq or risk irrelevancy,  President Bush on Tuesday defended the U.S.-led invasion and  urged skeptical world leaders to help Iraq become a democracy  in the face of a deadly insurgency.
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US President George Bush defended his actions in Iraq and Afghanistan in his speech to the UN General Assembly, saying the two countries are making a transformation to democracy.
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President Bush said today that he was right to order the invasion of Iraq last year despite a new report by his chief U.S. weapons inspector that shows the country did not possess the weapons of mass destruction that were the original rationale for the war.
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UNITED NATIONS - President Bush, defending his decision to invade Iraq, urged a vast assembly of world leaders Tuesday to stand united with the country's struggling government and said the proper response to spreading violence "is not to retreat, it is to prevail."   The country's prime minister, Ayad Allawi, offered an upbeat assessment after Bush's speech to the General Assembly of the United Nations, saying, "We are winning, we are making progress in Iraq, we are defeating terrorists," even as insurgents claimed they had killed a second American hostage in two days.    Of the brutal slayings, Bush said, "We will not allow these thugs and terrorists to decide your fate and to decide our fate."   Yet in a sign of continuing world unease with the situation, U.N...
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The Bush administration defends its partial release of a report linking the Iraq conflict to global terrorism.
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President Bush accused Democrat John Kerry on Monday of "new contradictions of his old positions on Iraq" and defended the U.S.-led invasion a day before addressing skeptical world leaders at the United Nations.
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President Bush stressed the importance of spreading freedom in the world and defended his decision to invade Iraq in a speech Tuesday to the UN General Assembly.
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UNITED NATIONS - President Bush defended his decision to invade Iraq in a speech on Tuesday to the United Nations, urging the world community to turn its attention to fighting the war on terrorism and humanitarian concerns.    He told a subdued U.N...
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President Bush aims to inspire patience with the war Tuesday by arguing that the fight against extremists in Iraq is crucial to U.S. security and the future of a strategic, struggling region.
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George Bush defended his embattled Pentagon chief, Donald Rumsfeld, yesterday by praising his conduct during the war in Iraq and his compassion for US troops.
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President Bush on Monday brushed aside criticism of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over his handling of the Iraq war and described him as a &quot;caring fellow&quot; who will win over doubters on Capitol Hill.
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WASHINGTON : President George W Bush Thursday joined a chorus of US-allied leaders in defending the Iraq war from UN chief Kofi Annan&#39;s charge that it was illegal.