Bush says U.S. troop cut possible in Iraq
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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush raised the prospect of troop cuts in Iraq after meeting top commanders at a desert air base on Monday but said any reduction must be made from a position of strength.
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The top US general in Iraq hints at troop reductions within six months, days ahead of his key report to Congress.
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Denying he has painted too rosy a picture about Iraq, President Bush said Thursday he would consider sending more troops if asked, but Iraq&#39;s interim leader firmly said they weren&#39;t needed.
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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 will tell the nation tonight that 5,700 troops can be pulled out of Iraq by Christmas because of progress in the war, the White House said this afternoon.
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President George W. Bush admitted on Thursday his troop buildup in Iraq had made limited progress but said he would wait for a September security report before considering a change of course.
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U.S. President George W. Bush has no plans to withdraw troops from Iraq now, the White House said on Monday, despite increasing pressure from members of his own Republican party for a change in war strategy.
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President Bush threatened to veto legislation setting a date for a troop withdrawal from Iraq on Tuesday despite growing bipartisan calls in Congress for an end to U.S. participation in the war and sharp criticism of the Iraqi government.
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President Bush says the U.S. military will pull out of Iraq "as quickly as possible," but he is not endorsing Secretary of State Colin Powell's statement that troops could begin returning home this year.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday will endorse a limited withdrawal of more than 20,000 troops from Iraq by next July but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.
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The US president is to announce troop reductions in Iraq in a speech later this week, the White House says.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States may have to lower expectations for Iraq as it embarks on a new war plan, President Bush's choice to become the top US military commander for the Middle East said yesterday.
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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.
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President George W. Bush plans to withdraw 5,700 troops from Iraq by December and has accepted recommendations on force numbers by the top U.S. commander and diplomat in Iraq, a senior administration official said on Thursday.
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President Bush said Saturday he is open to the possibility of slowing or stopping plans to bring home more U.S. troops from Iraq, defying domestic demands to speed the withdrawals. Updated on war developments, Bush said the U.S. presence in Iraq will outlast his presidency.
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President Bush on Wednesday consulted with Iraqi leaders for the fifth time in recent days about the Jan. 30 elections and the White House acknowledged the possibility that the newly elected government might seek a timetable for a withdrawal of U.S. forces.
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Four months after announcing troop cuts in Iraq, President Bush is now sending signals that the reductions may not continue past this summer.