Bush Nominee: New Actions Needed in Iraq
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Adm. William J. Fallon, expected to be confirmed as the new top U.S. commander in the Middle East, said today that "time is running out" for Iraq's government to demonstrate its commitment to reducing violence in the country, without which Fallon said U.S. military operations will not succeed.
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The U.S. military is weighing new directions for Iraq, including an even bigger troop buildup if President Bush thinks his "surge" strategy needs a further boost, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and his generals appealed on Friday for more time to allow his troop increase to work in Iraq, but a key Senate ally said September was still pivotal for evaluating the strategy.
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The United States may have to adopt more realistic expectations for Iraq, President George W. Bush's choice to become the top U.S. military commander for the Middle East said on Tuesday.
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President Bush said on Thursday a new strategy was required in Iraq but he would await further reviews beyond the scathing Iraq Study Group report before determining a new way forward.
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Senators from both parties urged the Bush administration on Sunday to make a realistic assessment of the situation in Iraq and adjust its policies aimed at pacifying the country.
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A leading Senate Republican on defense issues, Sen. John Warner, will call on President Bush to solicit privately the opinions of Democrats before forging a new strategy on Iraq.
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President Bush said today that the United States needs "a new approach" in Iraq, but he implicitly rejected a key recommendation of a bipartisan panel that issued a hard-hitting report yesterday: the holding of direct talks with Iran and Syria independently of other issues.
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President Bush said today he has rejected "some ideas that would lead to defeat" as he considers a new Iraq strategy, and he vowed not to be "rushed" into a decision.
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As pressure mounts for a change of course in Iraq, the Bush administration is groping for a viable new strategy for the president to unveil by Christmas, with deliberations now focused on three main options to redefine the U.S. military and political engagement, according to officials familiar with...
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With just a week until Election Day, President Bush may be busier than ever with his campaign. But the task of stabilizing Iraq and corralling insurgents is urgent.
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CRAWFORD, Texas, Dec 29  - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday said it was crucial for Iraq&#39;s election to go ahead on January 30 and that a fresh review of security in the country was underway.
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President Bush suggested on Wednesday that Democrat John Kerry's aggressive new attacks on the White House's Iraq policy show that the Massachusetts senator may not be up to the task of leading the broader war on terrorism.
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Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday the United States needed to act in Iraq, and he questioned whether John Kerry would have the commitment or judgment to make such decisions.
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President Bush called on Congress today to pass new legislation to fund the war in Iraq and denounced lawmakers who say his strategy has failed.
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CLEVELAND, July 10 -- President Bush pushed back Tuesday against demands from Republican lawmakers to outline a new war strategy, urging them to hold their fire until Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, delivers a progress report in September.
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Immediately after Sunday's election in Iraq, President Bush should take steps to negotiate a timetable to begin bringing the troops home, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Thursday as he described his own plans for a stable Iraqi government.