Bush Still Optimistic About Iraq
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While a new intelligence estimate offers a gloomy assessment of Iraq's future, President Bush talks instead about brighter days ahead under a new prime minister and the promise of free elections. "Freedom is on the march," he told a campaign rally Thursday.
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So far, President Bush remains firm in his public support for Rumsfeld, despite a record of arrogance, misjudgment and buck-passing that should have sent the secretary of defense back to private life many months ago.
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WASHINGTONâUS President George W. Bush used a timely and symbolic visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday to reaffirm his determination to stay the course in Iraq and turn chaos into stability in time for elections early next year.
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President George W. Bush said he is ``determined&#39;&#39; to see Iraq hold elections Jan. 30 even as rebel attacks escalate, and any delay would ``send a wrong signal.
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The Bush administration called again today for wide participation in the Iraqi elections of Jan. 30, and it expressed cautious optimism that security would be strong enough to assure valid results.
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Eager to capitalize on Iraq's elections, President Bush on Tuesday continued to press fellow world leaders to support the new Baghdad government being formed after Sunday's voting.
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President Bush understands there is growing U.S. concern over his handling of the Iraq war but will not rely on polls to determine when to withdraw troops, his spokesman said Sunday.
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WORLD leaders expressed hope that George W. Bush would use his second term to build greater consensus on the international level and mend rifts caused by the war in Iraq.
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President Bush, determined to put an  optimistic face on deadly turmoil in Iraq, said on Tuesday that  the CIA was just guessing when it said the country was in  danger of slipping into civil war.
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President Bush, determined to put an  optimistic face on deadly conditions in Iraq, said on Tuesday  that the CIA was just guessing when it said the war-racked  country was in danger of slipping into civil war.
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For the White House, Thursday&#39;s visit by Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi couldn&#39;t have been more timely. Just as President Bush&#39;s relentlessly optimistic campaign-trail spin on Iraq was coming under
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Despite the obstacles, the president said progress has been made in Iraq this year and expressed continued confidence that the oil-rich nation will be transformed into a democratic beacon in the Middle East.
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A divided world came to terms on Wednesday with the prospect of four more years of President Bush, with friends hailing his re-election and critics vowing to make the best of it, especially in Iraq.
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Bush thanks Marines for their service and says he is confident Iraqis will learn to defend themselves. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- In a somber address on the 63rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor, President Bush
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President George W. Bush insisted on Wednesday that the economic stimulus package he is working on with Congress will be robust enough to help the U.S. economy.
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U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he saw signs of progress in Iraq and the possibility of a troop reduction as staunch ally Australia pledged not to withdraw its soldiers.
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FORT JACKSON, South Carolina  - Issuing an upbeat new assessment of an unpopular war in Iraq, President George W. Bush hailed reduced violence and declining U.S. casualties as signs that a troop buildup was working.