Bush Troop Plan Vague on Movements in Asia
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President Bush&#39;s plan to withdraw up to 70,000 troops from overseas bases contained few specifics, particularly about Asia. Some experts think the United States may leave much of its Asia force intact.
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President Bush has chosen a low-risk itinerary for his six-day tour &#8212; and some focused initiatives that might bear fruit
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national security with an unusual plan for an Asia-Pacific spy school to counter terrorist threats. George W. Bush, has moved to tighten the nation&#39;s defences and intelligence after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait, Jan. 12 -- President Bush explored the possibility of further troop reductions in Iraq with his top commander on Saturday, but he announced no decisions while forecasting that the U.S. military presence there would outlast his presidency.
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President Bush is expected to  announce on Monday the withdrawal of about 70,000 troops from  Europe and Asia in a major realignment of the U.S. military  presence to better fight the war on terrorism.
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Stretched thin in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military delays the scheduled departure of another brigade
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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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Denying he has painted too rosy a picture of Iraq, President Bush said Thursday he would consider sending more troops if asked, but Iraq's interim leader firmly said they weren't needed. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld suggested parts of Iraq might have to be excluded from elections in January.
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With violence on the decline in Iraq but on the upswing in Afghanistan, President Bush is facing new pressure from the U.S. military to accelerate a troop drawdown in Iraq and bulk up force levels in Afghanistan, according to senior U.S. officials.
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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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A White House laboring to find a new approach in Iraq said Tuesday it is considering sending more U.S. troops, an option that worries top generals because of its questionable payoff and potential backlash. President Bush said he is ready to boost the overall size of an American military overstretched by its efforts against worldwide terrorism.
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Asia may have little to complain about if President George W. Bush wins a second term in office despite the lack of a coherent US policy and its waning influence in the region, analysts say.
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A September progress report on the U.S. troop increase in Iraq that President George W. Bush called an important moment for his war strategy is unlikely to be a "pivotal" assessment, officials now say.
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President Bush on Monday announced plans to call 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia &#151; in one of the largest troop realignments since the end of the Cold War.
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Asia may have little to complain about if President George W. Bush wins a second term in office despite the lack of a coherent US policy and its waning influence in the region.
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President Bush will have breakfast with the troops at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii today and get a briefing from senior officers before heading back to Washington after an eight-day Asian trip.
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President Bush envisions a long-term U.S. troop presence in Iraq similar to the one in South Korea where American forces have helped keep an uneasy peace for more than 50 years, the White House said Wednesday.