Bush Rallies Troops in California
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President Bush, appearing before cheering U.S. forces Tuesday, declared that terrorists won't be able to control Iraq's destiny because "free people will never choose their own enslavement.
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President Bush made Thanksgiving Day calls from his Texas ranch to US troops abroad on Thursday, a year after he made a secret trip to spend the holiday with soldiers in Iraq.
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With 6,000 National Guard troops deployed to Southwestern states, President Bush said Saturday he has fulfilled his pledge to help beef up border security and challenged Congress to give him legislation that will welcome more foreigners into the country.
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President Bush, eager to show he can take advice on Iraq, embarked on a round of public outreach Monday and promised Americans the unpopular war eventually would make their lives safer.
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President Bush on Monday announced plans to call 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia &#151; in one of the largest troop realignments since the end of the Cold War.
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LAS VEGAS -- President Bush, accused of shirking his duties in the Texas National Guard during the Vietnam War, expressed pride in his military experience yesterday in a campaign speech that triggered rounds of thunderous applause from thousands of
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President Bush stood before an annual gathering of world leaders yesterday and forcefully defended his decision to invade Iraq, urging all
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President Bush touted his administration's response to the California wildfires on Saturday. "I made a pledge to the people of California on behalf of all Americans: We will help you put out the fires, get through the crisis, and rebuild your lives," he said in his weekly radio address.
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California's governor is due to appear on the campaign trail for President Bush on the final weekend of campaigning.
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President Bush said Thursday that  elections in Iraq should not be postponed and a 12,000-troop  increase in the U.S. presence there was aimed at bolstering  security before January elections.
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&quot;President Bush spoke to members of the National Guard at a convention in Las Vegas. A lot of those guys were really excited to see him.
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President Bush speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Tinker Field, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004 in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais).
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LAS VEGAS - President Bush told veterans Tuesday he was proud of his time in the Texas Air National Guard and sought to deflect questions about his Vietnam-era service by turning the subject to what he said were rival John Kerry's equivocations on the war in Iraq.   "What's critical is that the president of the United States speak clearly and consistently at this time of great threat in our world, and not change positions because of expediency or pressure," Bush told his applauding audience in a speech to the National Guard Association of the United States...
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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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President Bush rolls up his shelves as he is introduced at a campaign rally at the Richland Center High School, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 in Richland Center, Wis.
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President Bush, cheered on by Iraq war veterans and their families on the White House's South Lawn, urged lawmakers Tuesday to back his plan to withdraw some troops from Iraq but keep at least 130,000 through next summer or longer.
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US President George W. Bush rolled across this battleground state, rallying supporters ahead of next week's Republican National Convention, where he will formally be nominated for another four-year term.