President: Troops in Iraq will &#39;come home with honor&#39;
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Bush thanks Marines for their service and says he is confident Iraqis will learn to defend themselves. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- In a somber address on the 63rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor, President Bush
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WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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President George W.  Bush, speaking to House of Representatives Democrats he has  battled for six years, said on Saturday said he welcomed a  vigorous debate on his plans to increase U.S. combat troops in  Iraq and he did not question the patriotism of critics.
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The president endorses the recommendation of the US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, for a phased withdrawal of 30,000 troops.
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Following is a transcript of President Bush&#39;s remarks on Iraq today during an appearance with President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, as provided by e-Media.
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The U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has told President George W. Bush he wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq well into next year but could accept the pullback of about 4,000 troops beginning in January, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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CAMP PENDLETON, California, Dec 7  - President George W. Bush said Tuesday that Iraqi elections scheduled for late next month &quot;will proceed as planned,&quot; with some 150,000 US troops there to bolster security.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday said 5,700 U.S. troops would come home from Iraq by the end of this year, followed by a gradual pullback through July 2008.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush in a television interview Monday defended his decision to go to war in Iraq and said he does not regret flying to an aircraft carrier on May 1, 2003, to announce an end to major combat in that country.
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President Bush said on Thursday that US troop concerns about inadequate equipment for Iraq combat are being addressed and he did not blame soldiers for raising the issue with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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President Bush says the U.S. military will pull out of Iraq "as quickly as possible," but he is not endorsing Secretary of State Colin Powell's statement that troops could begin returning home this year.
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President Bush said Tuesday that insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan are violent, yet vulnerable, and urged U.S. troops to march on in the fight for freedom so Americans can celebrate Independence Day year round.
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President George W. Bush said Thursday that concerns expressed by US soldiers in Kuwait a day earlier about having inadequately armored vehicles for their missions in Iraq &quot;are being addressed.
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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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On his second visit to Las Vegas in as many months, President Bush on Tuesday vigorously defended the war in Iraq, telling a National Guard convention that &quot;America is safer because of your service&quot; and warning against changing leadership this election
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WASHINGTONâUS President George W. Bush used a timely and symbolic visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday to reaffirm his determination to stay the course in Iraq and turn chaos into stability in time for elections early next year.
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PARMA, Ohio  - President George W. Bush will emphasize on Tuesday that his strategy in Iraq is aimed at eventually bringing U.S. troops home, as he seeks to stem growing Republican defections from his war policy.