Bush being more cautious now on Iraqi PM
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Four times last year President Bush stood with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and four times he offered glowing appraisals.
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President Bush will take weeks rather than months to start making changes in Iraq policy after he receives high-level recommendations on the conduct of the war, his national security adviser said on Thursday.
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Some of President Bush&#39;s Republican allies on Capitol Hill are warning of a credibility gap between Mr. Bush&#39;s more optimistic statements concerning Iraq and what is actually taking place in the country.
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US President George W. Bush was to welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to the White House to help spread his election-year message that the war to oust Saddam Hussein was worth it.
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Under pressure to explain anew his decision to invade Iraq, President Bush appears to be quietly redefining his doctrine of pre-emptive military action.
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Iraq's president turned to Iran on Monday for help to stem the bloodshed, and Iraqi officials said talks this week between President Bush and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will focus on giving Iraqis more control so U.S. forces can withdraw.
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President Bush raised the possibility Monday of U.S. troop cuts in Iraq if security continues to improve, traveling here secretly to assess the war before a showdown with Congress.
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President BushÂs second-term clout is already being tested by Republican doubts about the president's domestic agenda and rising unease about Iraq.
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President Bush understands there is growing U.S. concern over his handling of the Iraq war but will not rely on polls to determine when to withdraw troops, his spokesman said Sunday.
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RIGA, Latvia, Nov. 29 -- President Bush signaled plans to both reassure and pressure Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki over deteriorating conditions in Iraq, as the White House prepared for an unusual summit Wednesday in Jordan aimed at arresting the slide in security.
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Division between President Bush and Congress over the Iraq war hardens.
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President Bush and his top aides have signaled in recent days that they are beginning to look more closely at a "post-surge" strategy that would involve a smaller U.S. troop presence in Iraq and a mission focused on fighting al-Qaeda and training the Iraqi army.
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President Bush knows the general direction he wants to move U.S. policy on Iraq but won't announce it until next month, the White House said Tuesday. Military commanders were recommending more U.S. advisers and equipment for Iraqi forces, said a defense specialist.
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Everywhere they look, uncertainty looms - from the Iraq war to the choice of president to the nation&#39;s slow-motion recovery. The cautious outlook has led to cautious action, which could be seen in the fairly
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US President George W. Bush cautioned against showing weakness at a &quot;decisive moment&quot; in Iraq as he and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi warned of worsening violence there ahead of elections scheduled for January.
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President Bush is to discuss the situation in Iraq with its Prime Minister Nouri Maliki in Jordan next week.
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On Scene: As Bush prepares for a much-anticipated meeting with his counterpart in Baghdad, the White House wants to make clear that James Baker is not calling the shots