Bush acknowledges toll war taking on military
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Camp Pendleton -- On a gray wintry morning at this huge Southern California Marine base, President Bush offered an unusually sober assessment Tuesday of the war in Iraq, acknowledging that the insurgency is getting worse, that newly trained Iraqi soldiers
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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.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia  - President George W. Bush, speaking to House of Representatives Democrats he has battled for six years, said on Saturday said he welcomed a vigorous debate on his plans to increase U.S. combat troops in Iraq and he did not question the patriotism of critics.
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WASHINGTON - Saying US soldiers in Iraq &quot;deserve the best,&quot; President Bush on Thursday emphasized that the administration is addressing equipment concerns like the one about armored vehicles raised by a soldier who questioned Defense Secretary Donald
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President Bush expressed his &quot;heartfelt condolences&quot; to the families of American troops killed in Tuesday&#39;s rocket attack in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, telling reporters they died in &quot;a vital mission for peace.
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President Bush called those who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan "a new generation of heroes."
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President Bush said today that he plans to expand the size of the U.S. military to meet the challenges of a long-term global war against terrorists, a response to warnings that sustained deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan have stretched the armed forces to near the breaking point.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush in a television interview Monday defended his decision to go to war in Iraq and said he does not regret flying to an aircraft carrier on May 1, 2003, to announce an end to major combat in that country.
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President Bush said that the U.S. should expand the size of its armed forces, acknowledging that the military has been strained by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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With the number of American military deaths in Iraq surpassing 1,000, President Bush said Wednesday "we mourn every loss of life" and declared that the United States was making good progress in the war against terrorism.
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President Bush told Marines Tuesday that Iraqi insurgents have suffered a &quot;severe blow&quot; but are not defeated, as he sought to boost US troop morale and prepare
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President Bush on Monday honored U.S. troops who have fought and died for freedom and expressed his steely resolve to succeed in the war in Iraq. "As before in our history, Americans find ourselves under attack and underestimated," he said.
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LAS VEGAS - President George W. Bush on Tuesday acknowledged the hardships the war in Iraq has caused Guard members and their families, and assailed Sen. John Kerry for arguing that the United States is spending
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President Bush said on Thursday U.S.  troop concerns about inadequate equipment for Iraq combat are  being addressed and he did not blame soldiers for raising the  issue with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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LAS VEGAS - President Bush told veterans Tuesday he was proud of his time in the Texas Air National Guard and sought to deflect questions about his Vietnam-era service by turning the subject to what he said were rival John Kerry's equivocations on the war in Iraq.   "What's critical is that the president of the United States speak clearly and consistently at this time of great threat in our world, and not change positions because of expediency or pressure," Bush told his applauding audience in a speech to the National Guard Association of the United States...
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- President Bush, who faces mounting congressional pressure to end the war, yesterday called for patience as US forces conduct stepped-up operations in Iraq.
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President Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, using the war zone as a backdrop to argue his case that the buildup of U.S. troops is helping stabilizing the nation.