Bush Gets an Iraq Briefing
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The President learned something on his surprise Iraq trip: troop morale in Anbar Province may be high, but they are tired
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The situation in Iraq is coming to a head with the approach of  elections, US President George W Bush says.
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President Bush, under pressure to find a new blueprint for Iraq, meets Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Wednesday in a high-stakes summit designed to find out how they can jointly chart a stable, peaceful future for the fragile government.
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President Bush on the issues at Wednesday's news conference:
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President Bush sought on Tuesday to boost the morale of US troops facing extended deployments in Iraq by promising to train Iraqi forces to replace them but acknowledged only mixed results so far.
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After telling voters Monday that election foe John Kerry has fish-tailed about the war in Iraq, President Bush prepared to answer criticism about the war effort in a speech today to the United Nations General Assembly.
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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush flew to Iraq with his security chiefs on Monday to meet the U.S. commander for a final review of the war before a showdown in Congress over troop levels.
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AL ASAD AIR FORCE BASE, Iraq  - U.S. President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, just a week before his top officials in Baghdad present pivotal testimony to Congress that could influence future policy on the war.
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Possible Iranian involvement in Iraq and North Korea's nuclear program are expected to be key topics when President Bush holds a news conference at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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US President George W. Bush was to welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to the White House to help spread his election-year message that the war to oust Saddam Hussein was worth it.
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President Bush goes to the United  Nations on Tuesday to try to reassure world leaders that Iraq  is on the path to democracy, two years after he challenged them  to take a tough stance against Saddam Hussein or risk being  irrelevant.
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The US president is to announce troop reductions in Iraq in a speech later this week, the White House says.
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President Bush spoke Tuesday morning with Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, the latest in a series of conversation between the two leaders on Iraq's efforts to ensure maximum participation in its Jan. 30 elections.
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President Bush knows the general direction he wants to move U.S. policy on Iraq but won't announce it until next month, the White House said Tuesday. Military commanders were recommending more U.S. advisers and equipment for Iraqi forces, said a defense specialist.
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President Bush and his top national security advisers visited Iraq today, a week before Gen. David H. Petraeus is scheduled to deliver his assessment.
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President Bush faced reporters for his first full-scale, solo news conference in three months savoring what may be a last victory in his battle with Congress over the course of the war in Iraq.
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq arrived here today for a meeting with President Bush that will focus on finding a strategy to stop the violence in Iraq.