US to boost Iraq troop numbers, Bush vows January elections
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BAGHDAD  - The United States announced it would boost its forces in Iraq to their highest war-time level ahead of January&#39;s crunch polls, as President George W. Bush insisted the elections would be held on time.
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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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Iraq's president on Wednesday insisted elections should go ahead next month as planned and the United States said it would send thousands more soldiers to provide extra security for the ballot.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday it was important that elections in Iraq proceed as  planned next month, despite festering security concerns and the  withdrawal of a top Sunni party.
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The United States has said it may send more troops to Iraq to protect elections in January against violence if US commanders decide they are needed.
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President Bush said on Thursday that  he and Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi would "stay the course"  in Iraq and insisted national elections will be held there in  January despite a worsening insurgency.
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President Bush said on Friday the  U.S. military will do its best to give every Iraqi citizen the  chance to vote on Jan. 30 but acknowledged that guerrilla  action could disrupt voting in four provinces.
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Washington -- Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi vowed to Congress on Thursday that his country will hold elections in January despite increasing insurgent violence, while President Bush and his Democratic challenger Sen.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush joined the interim president of Iraq yesterday in insisting that Iraqi elections be held Jan. 30, saying that keeping to the election schedule will deter insurgents and quicken the pace toward peace and democracy in Iraq.
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The U.S. military kicked off a  buildup of forces in Iraq by 12,000 troops on Friday as 82nd  Airborne Division soldiers began leaving Fort Bragg, North  Carolina, to boost security for Jan. 30 Iraqi elections.
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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels in Iraq after the January elections if security is strengthened and Iraqi government forces continue to expand and improve, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday...
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The Pentagon says the US force in Iraq will be expanded by nearly 12,000 troops in advance of January elections. More than 10,000 troops currently in that country will have their tours of duty extended.
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More than 10,000 US troops will stay in Iraq beyond their year deployment and 1,500 more soldiers will be deployed there in advance of Iraq&#39;s election.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush and Iraq&#39;s interim president agreed Monday to press ahead with Jan. 30 elections in Iraq, vowing that insurgents there would not be permitted to stop the nation from voting.
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The United States has begun to increase its troops in Iraq to provide security for January elections facing possible disruptions by insurgents, US military officials said on Monday.
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The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels in Iraq after the January elections if security improves and Iraqi government
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told marines in Iraq&#39;s restive western provinces today to expect a spike in violence before January polls and that US forces would stay at current levels at least until next year.