Bush to Refrain from Iraq Exit Timetable
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President Bush, pressed by Democrats  for an exit strategy from Iraq, will not give a timetable for a  U.S. withdrawal but stress in his State of the Union speech the  need to train Iraqi forces to take over security, the White  House said on Monday.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday will endorse a limited withdrawal of about 20,000 troops from Iraq by July but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered gradual troop reductions in Iraq but defied calls for a dramatic change of course, telling skeptical Americans the U.S. military role there will stretch beyond his presidency.
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President Bush said today he has rejected "some ideas that would lead to defeat" as he considers a new Iraq strategy, and he vowed not to be "rushed" into a decision.
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U.S. President George W. Bush plans to give a speech on his Iraq strategy at 9 p.m. EDT on Thursday, the White House said.
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The White House rejected calls for a new intelligence assessment of Iraq to be finished before November 7 US elections in which the unpopular war is expected to be a factor.
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President George W. Bush, under pressure to change strategy in Iraq, meets Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday after making clear he does not support calls for U.S. talks with Iran or withdrawing American troops.
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The top Republican White House candidates in 2008 are standing firm against quick troop withdrawals from Iraq -- while trying to distance themselves from an increasingly unpopular President George W. Bush any other way they can.
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Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday rejected a call from some Democrats for a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, arguing that it would run counter to American interests.
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President Bush, who faces mounting congressional pressure to end the war, called Saturday for patience as U.S. forces conduct stepped-up operations in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - President Bush on Thursday shrugged off polls that suggest most Iraqis see Americans as occupiers not liberators.
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President Bush will tell the nation Thursday evening that he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by next summer but will condition those and further cuts on continued progress, The Associated Press has learned.
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US President George Bush is due to address the nation on his Iraq plans, likely to include a limited troop reduction.
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President Bush will tell the nation this week he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by about 30,000 by next summer
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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 George W. Bush put off changing course in Iraq for at least two months on Thursday but the U.S. House of Representatives signaled its frustration by calling for combat troops to leave by April.
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Despite calls for a delay and the generally unstable situation, President Bush stands firm on the Jan. 30 date for elections. WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday flatly ruled out any delay in Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan.