Bush Counters G.O.P. Dissent on Iraq Policy
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President Bush asked Congress to wait until September to pass judgment on a future military presence in Iraq.
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Mounting demands from lawmakers for a new Iraq policy are battering President George W. Bush, but the White House insists the rising political heat will not force a quick about-face on troop withdrawals.
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President Bush is doggedly working to &quot;stay on message&quot; in defense of his Iraq policy, but a series of recent remarks and reports raises new questions about the rationale and the operation of the war.
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The White House went on the offensive yesterday against a new book that reports President Bush resisted demands to boost U.S. troop numbers in Iraq and misled Americans about the level of violence there.
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WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania:A defiant President George W. Bush Wednesday fiercely defended the invasion of Iraq as a key part of the global war on terrorism he launched after the September 11, 2001 strikes.
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President George W. Bush was resigned to a stinging rebuke from the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday over his Iraq war policy and his decision to send more troops, the White House said.
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President George W. Bush defended the war in Iraq in a speech to the United Nations, saying the US-led coalition had enforced &quot;the just demands of the world&quot; by ousting Saddam Hussein.
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In a debate rematch, President Bush defended his invasion of Iraq and said &quot;I wasn&#39;t happy when we found there weren&#39;t weapons&quot; that prompted his administration to go to war against Saddam Hussein.
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President Bush defended his decision to go to war in Iraq in a speech on Tuesday to the United Nations, urging the world community to turn its attention to the fighting the war on terrorism and humanitarian concerns.
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President Bush defends his Iraq plan, a day after the House of Representatives begins debate on opposing it.
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WASHINGTON : President George W Bush Thursday joined a chorus of US-allied leaders in defending the Iraq war from UN chief Kofi Annan&#39;s charge that it was illegal.
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Two years after he made a case  against Iraq over unconventional weapons that were never found,  President Bush faces global critics at the United Nations this  week to argue it is essential that war-ravaged Iraq become a  stable democracy.
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President Bush and other senior administration officials yesterday defended their decision to invade Iraq despite errors in prewar intelligence, echoing findings in a draft report by the top
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky  - President George W. Bush kept up the pressure on the Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Friday to set aside misgivings about his troop buildup and fully fund U.S. forces in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON - Two years after he made a case against Iraq over unconventional weapons that were never found, US President George W. Bush faces global critics at the United Nations this week to argue it is essential that war-ravaged Iraq become a stable
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SYDNEY, Sept. 5 -- President Bush received a firm endorsement of his Iraq war policy from embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who said on Wednesday that he would not withdraw any of his nation's combat troops from the country until the mission is complete.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday is expected to endorse plans for limited cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.