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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BLAINE, Minn.  - President Bush said on Thursday  freedom was on the march in Iraq even as a U.S. intelligence  report depicted a bleak outlook for the country.
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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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AMMAN, Jordan -- A day before his meeting here with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki , President Bush said yesterday that despite the lively debate in Congress and among the US American public about the way forward in Iraq, he will not withdraw US troops until Iraq is stable enough to protect itself.
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Americans are optimistic about the next four years, but they have reservations about President Bush's agenda.
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Washington DC, Sept. 23 - After talks in the Oval Office President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi both insisted real progress is being made in Iraq thanks to the continued US commitment to seeing democracy take hold.
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President Bush said Friday that if Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry &quot;had his way Saddam Hussein would still be in power&quot; and criticized his rival&#39;s stand on the war.
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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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Americans can expect steady progress   in Iraq but it would be unrealistic to hope for "zero   violence," President George W. Bush said on Wednesday after a   surprise trip to Baghdad to bolster the new Iraqi government.
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President Bush on Saturday painted a rosy picture of the situation in Iraq, claiming significant progress in the U.S. military's battle in an insurgent stronghold.
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While seeking a new course in Iraq, President Bush has not changed his tone about the stakes involved in the war, the importance of victory or his definition of success.
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President Bush and interim Iraqi  President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with  Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has  killed more than 70 in recent days.
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Americans are feeling a bit more optimistic about the future of Iraq, a bright spot for the administration in an Associated Press poll that indicates many are souring on President Bush's job performance.
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President Bush said Monday that even with a Palestinian election scheduled next month he was "realistic" about achieving democracy among the Palestinians.
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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 Bush, reminding listeners of his surprise trip to Baghdad, said Saturday it was important for the Iraqi people to know after three years of war that &quot;America will not abandon them after we have come this far.&quot;
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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