Bush Faces Pressure to Shift War Priorities
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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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NEW YORK - Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive. Some contend the party should ditch the GOP-fueled controversy over rival John Kerry's combat record in Vietnam...
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President George W. Bush&#39;s Iraq war speech left his potential successors facing a daunting inheritance: tens of thousands of troops in the war zone when the White House changes hands in January 2009.
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Under pressure to explain anew his decision to invade Iraq, President Bush appears to be quietly redefining his doctrine of pre-emptive military action.
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President Bush faces a daunting array of challenges -- complicated by Asia's tsunami disaster -- that will be pivotal in determining how much momentum he can generate for the intensely ambitious agenda of his second term.
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President Bush intensified diplomatic efforts on Monday to quell rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, turning to allies as his national security adviser said the conflict in Iraq had entered "a new phase" requiring changes.
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They're seeking to sway Bush's war policy when his request for $93.4 billion comes up next week.
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President Bush sought on Monday to regain momentum after John Kerry's jump in the polls, calling him a danger to world peace and shifting gears to drop a health policy speech and focus instead on the war on terror in which the president still holds a solid lead.
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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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CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 24 -- Despite political pressure for a change of course in Iraq, the White House hopes to keep in place its existing military strategy and troop levels there after the mid-September report from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, administration officials...
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US Senate Democrats, thwarted in their bid to force a debate on President George W. Bush's planned US troop buildup in Iraq, were expected to step up their pressure on the administration in order to force it to change its strategy in the war.
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President Bush, under pressure to find a new blueprint for Iraq, on Wednesday sought to strengthen Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ability to quell rising violence amid U.S. doubts about his capacity to ...Comment
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CLIVE, Iowa  - President Bush sought on Monday to  regain momentum after John Kerry's jump in the polls, calling  him a danger to world peace and shifting gears to drop a health  policy speech and focus instead on the war on terror in which  the president still holds a solid lead.
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President George W. Bush said on Saturday his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while making defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan the top priority.
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President George W. Bush predicted heavy fighting this summer for U.S. troops in Iraq as the U.S. Congress moved on Thursday toward a tense vote that would give Bush the money he wants for the unpopular war.
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Under pressure to withdraw troops from Iraq, the White House this week will try to iron out differences among top U.S. officials over how large a force the U.S. military can sustain into next year, a key Republican senator said on Sunday.
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While "formidable challenges" remain in Iraq, President Bush said Saturday, the United States will start shifting more troops into support roles &#151; in addition to the troop withdrawals announced earlier in the week.