Bush Optimistic on Progress in Iraq
367997
CRAWFORD, Texas Aug. 23, 2004 - President Bush, who faces a tough re-election ballot in just 10 weeks, portrayed the ongoing occupation of Iraq in optimistic terms Monday even as the US death toll nears 1,000.
142873
WASHINGTON -- President Bush delivered a sober assessment of the war in Iraq Monday, acknowledging that recent terrorist bombings were proving to be &quot;effective propaganda tools.
200335
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.
656155
US President George W. Bush said he looked forward to welcoming Prime Minister Iyad Allawi of Iraq next week, amid election-year worries in the United States about deadly chaos in that war-torn country.
432703
President Bush told the American people last night that his strategy to stabilize Iraq is achieving results "few of us could have imagined just one year ago," even as he sought to reassure the public that his new stimulus plan will stave off a recession that threatens to hobble the nation's econo...
433113
President Bush today promised continued progress toward a stable and self-governing Iraq so that &quot;American troops can come home with the honor they have earned.
531240
President George W. Bush said he hopes elections in Iraq go forward as planned on Jan. 30. Bush was responding to a question about news reports from Baghdad that Iraqi political parties
537799
Washington DC, Sept. 23 - After talks in the Oval Office President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi both insisted real progress is being made in Iraq thanks to the continued US commitment to seeing democracy take hold.
319525
The U.S. commander in western Iraq said he agrees with the findings of a pessimistic classified report recently filed by his top intelligence officer but also insisted that "tremendous progress" is being made in that part of the country.
768828
President Bush told the American people last night that his strategy to stabilize Iraq is achieving results "few of us could have imagined just one year ago," even as he sought to reassure the public that his new stimulus plan will stave off a recession that threatens to hobble the nation's economy...
218450
President Bush on Wednesday said the enemy in Iraq is "far from being defeated," but he vowed not to be rushed into adjusting his strategy and gave little indication that he intends to veer sharply from the direction his war policies have taken.
281700
President Bush and interim Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has killed more than 70 people in recent days.
498200
A confident, lighthearted President Bush vowed on Thursday to move quickly and vigorously to enact the ambitious agenda he set out during the campaign, saying &quot;the people made it clear what they wanted.
86592
U.S. President George W. Bush acknowledged on Thursday his Iraq strategy had made only limited progress but put off considering a change of course in the unpopular war until a crucial September report.
389744
President Bush is driving his re-election campaign toward next week&#39;s finish line, with a series of more optimistic speeches that Republicans hope will rise above some of the hostility of this campaign season.
632077
WASHINGTON -- President Bush pledged yesterday to seek bipartisan consensus on the way forward in Iraq, as he awaited a panel's recommendations on how to shift course in the unpopular war.
38166
President Bush pledged on Saturday to seek bipartisan consensus on the way forward in Iraq, as he awaited a panel's recommendations on how to shift course in the unpopular war.