Bush Asks Patience From U.S. on Iraq War
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President Bush pleaded for Americans' patience Wednesday on what he conceded was "a very discouraging day" of death and violence for U.S. troops in Iraq. He urged Iraqis to defy terrorist threats and vote in Sunday's elections.
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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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President Bush is weighing a short-term U.S. troop increase in Iraq, the White House said on Tuesday, as Bush reportedly acknowledged for the first time that America is not winning the war.
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The White House appealed Tuesday for more patience on the war in Iraq as Democrats warned that time was running out and a prominent Republican declared that President Bush's strategy was not working.
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President Bush defended the Iraq  war before skeptical world leaders on Tuesday, called on them  to help post-Saddam Iraq develop into a democracy and vowed not  to retreat against an insurgency that threatens more violence  in the country.
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President Bush urged Iraqis to defy terrorists and vote in Sunday's election and sought patience from anxious Americans as a Marine helicopter crash pushed the U.S. death toll above 1,400.
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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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CRAWFORD, Texas  - U.S. President George W. Bush, faced with growing calls to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, pleaded with Americans on Saturday for patience and cited progress in the past two months.
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President George W. Bush put off changing course in Iraq for at least two months on Thursday but the U.S. House of Representatives signaled its frustration by calling for combat troops to leave by April.
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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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President Bush rejected calls for a delay in next month&#39;s Iraqi elections, insisting Thursday that the vote was too important to put off even though violence and chaos still grip the country.
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President Bush said in an interview broadcast Friday that he would be concerned about China's military if the country ever turned hostile, and he urged allied countries to keep their troops in Iraq.
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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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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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President Bush, admitting that "it's bad in Iraq," acknowledged Thursday that the United States needs a new approach in the unpopular war and promised to unveil details in an upcoming speech.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 19 -- President Bush pushed back hard this afternoon against pressure from GOP ranks to outline a new strategy on Iraq, urging lawmakers to hold their fire until the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, makes a progress report in September.
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Seeking to buck up troops amid signs of growing impatience with extended tours of duty, President Bush told Marines yesterday to expect