Bush: Missile shield is meant to deter Iran
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President George W. Bush said on Tuesday a planned missile shield in Europe is vital to protect against an "emerging Iranian threat" as he pressed an escalating U.S.-led campaign against Tehran.
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U.S. President George W.  Bush said on Wednesday that Russia did not pose a threat to  Europe despite a vow to target the continent if the U.S.  deploys a missile shield in central Europe.
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President George W. Bush said on Monday  said he hoped that a plan for U.S. and Russian experts to  analyze each other&#39;s proposal for a missile defense shield  would be beneficial.
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President Bush defended his pursuit of a costly missile defense system on Tuesday and said those who oppose the idea do not understand the dangers the country faces in the 21st century.
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US President George W. Bush sought Tuesday to soothe Moscow&#39;s fury at Washington&#39;s plans to extend its anti-missile shield in Europe, saying on the eve of the G8 summit that Russia was &quot;not our enemy.&quot;
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President George W. Bush said Iran must prove that it won&#39;t seek a nuclear weapon after the Tehran government said it has suspended enrichment of uranium.
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President Bush remains intent on  deploying a multibillion-dollar shield as an "important  deterrent" against ballistic missile attack, the White House  said on Thursday, a day after the system's first flight test in  two years ended in failure.
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President Bush and the Czech Republic's leaders on Tuesday defended plans to base part of a U.S. missile shield here despite fierce opposition from Russia.
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U.S. News & World Report - LONDON-- The White House's plan to expand the U.S. ballistic missile defense shield to Europe is running into difficulties as the clock ticks down on George W. Bush's presidency. European governments have started a time-honored exercise in political expediency: distancing themselves from what is increasingly seen as a lame-duck U.S. administration. And the antimissile system could be the main casualty of that diplomatic dance--at least in the short term.
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The White House said Thursday that President George W. Bush remains &quot;firmly committed&quot; to a missile defense system, even though the first full flight test of the system in two years failed.
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U.S. President George W. Bush pursued his efforts to isolate Iran among its Gulf neighbors on Sunday, urging them to help stop Tehran from threatening world security.
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President Bush said today the United States and its allies have an "urgent" need to build a missile defense system in Europe to protect against ballistic missile launches from such states as Iran, and he called on Congress to stop efforts to cut funding for key components of the program.
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President Bush said yesterday that a missile defense system is urgently needed in Europe to guard against a possible attack on U.S. allies by Iran, while Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates suggested that the United States could delay activating such a system until there is "definitive proof" of such...
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Iran has the military might to deter  attacks against it, Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said, after  President Bush said he would not rule out military force  against Iran over its nuclear program.
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Iran has the military might to deter  attacks against it, its defense minister said in remarks  published Tuesday, one day after President Bush said he would  not rule out military action against Iran.
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President Bush said on Monday he would not rule out military action against Iran if that country was not more forthcoming about its suspected nuclear weapons program.
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U.S. President George W. Bush accused Iran on Sunday of threatening security around the world by backing militants and urged his Gulf Arab allies to confront "this danger before it is too late".