Bush Troop Plan Vague on Movements in Asia
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President Bush&#39;s plan to withdraw up to 70,000 troops from overseas bases contained few specifics, particularly about Asia. Some experts think the United States may leave much of its Asia force intact.
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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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President Bush opted for higher troop levels than some of his senior military advisers wanted.
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President Bush will urge U.S. allies at an Asia summit next week to stand firm against North Korea's nuclear program and to keep their troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The State Department has been lacking a diplomatic heavyweight to handle China issues since last summer, and President Bush's choice to fill that role plans to travel to Beijing this week as part of a three-nation East Asia tour.
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The Bush administration has shunned setting any timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. But talk to leading U.S. soldiers in Baghdad and it quickly becomes evident they have a timeline in mind.
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Denying he has painted too rosy a picture of Iraq, President Bush said Thursday he would consider sending more troops if asked, but Iraq's interim leader firmly said they weren't needed. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld suggested parts of Iraq might have to be excluded from elections in January.
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President Bush flirted with the idea that U.S. troop strength in Iraq could be reduced during a whirlwind visit to Anbar Province on his way to an Asia-Pacific summit at which the debate over the war seemed sure to follow him.
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President Bush said Saturday he is open to the possibility of slowing or stopping plans to bring home more U.S. troops from Iraq, defying domestic demands to speed the withdrawals. Updated on war developments, Bush said the U.S. presence in Iraq will outlast his presidency.
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President Bush on Monday announced  plans to bring home up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia  within a decade in a major realignment that Democrats said was  politically motivated in an election year.
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In meetings with Asian leaders today, President Bush also attempted to establish a unifed front against North Korea.
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U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he saw signs of progress in Iraq and the possibility of a troop reduction as staunch ally Australia pledged not to withdraw its soldiers.
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In meetings with Asian leaders, President Bush also attempted to establish a unified front against North Korea.
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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait, Jan. 12 -- President Bush explored the possibility of further troop reductions in Iraq with his top commander on Saturday, but he announced no decisions while forecasting that the U.S. military presence there would outlast his presidency.
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Top US Defense officials say President Bush&#39;s plan to reposition American military power overseas is intended to put US forces in a better position to respond to potential conflicts and the threat posed by terrorism. To do that, tens of thousands of ...
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President Bush has decided to bring home tens of thousands of U.S. troops from posts around the world &#151; most of them in Europe and Asia &#151; plus 100,000 of their family members and support personnel, U.S. officials said Saturday.
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Stretched thin in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military delays the scheduled departure of another brigade