Bush says upcoming election marks a crossroads for Iraq
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President Bush on Wednesday denounced Osama bin Laden&#39;s call to boycott the Iraqi elections, saying that the balloting marks a crossroads for Iraq.
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ELECTIONS IN IRAQ: At a news conference, President Bush urged Iraqis to defy terrorists and vote in Sunday's election. He also sought patience from anxious Americans as a Marine helicopter crash pushed the U.S. death toll above 1,400.
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The extended train wreck that has been American-dominated Iraq is winding its way toward a decisive intersection: the national elections scheduled for Jan. 30, 2005, where voters will be asked
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US President George W Bush warns the coming months in Iraq will be critical to the success of US strategy.
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CRAWFORD, Texas, Dec 29  - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday said it was crucial for Iraq&#39;s election to go ahead on January 30 and that a fresh review of security in the country was underway.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged  Iraqis to defy insurgents and vote in Sunday's elections and he  lowered expectations for the turnout amid violence that claimed  the lives of 37 U.S. troops.
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Bush finds a way to win, or at least a way not to lose, a crucial showdown on Iraq.
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Fortified by his victory at the polls, President George W. Bush now faces pressing, unfinished business in Iraq where US forces are poised to storm insurgent strongholds to clear the way for January elections.
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President Bush said Thursday that the United States was committed to having elections take place as planned late next month in Iraq, despite reports that Iraqi security forces
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President Bush tied yesterday&#39;s deadly assault on a US consulate in Saudi Arabia to the upcoming elections in neighboring Iraq, depicting it as part of a broader campaign by Islamic extremists to drive Americans out of the Middle East.
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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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President Bush says Iraqis can expect more violence ahead of next month&#39;s planned election, but he says the US military will help ensure that vote takes place as scheduled.
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The Bush administration&#39;s hopes for Iraq rest heavily on whether Iraqis can shape their political future through elections, but it could be difficult for them to vote on Jan. 30, as now planned.
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President George W. Bush will delay announcing a new strategy for Iraq until the new year, the White House said on Tuesday amid polls showing Americans are more pessimistic about the war and want a change.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged  Iraqis to defy insurgents by voting in Sunday's elections,  saying the upcoming poll was a "grand moment in Iraqi history."
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President George W. Bush said he is ``determined&#39;&#39; to see Iraq hold elections Jan. 30 even as rebel attacks escalate, and any delay would ``send a wrong signal.
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Just seven weeks before Election Day, President Bush addresses the United Nations on Tuesday seeking the international community&#39;s help in Iraq for the third time in two years.