Bush: Soldiersâ equipment
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WASHINGTON - Saying US soldiers in Iraq &quot;deserve the best,&quot; President Bush on Thursday emphasized that the administration is addressing equipment concerns like the one about armored vehicles raised by a soldier who questioned Defense Secretary Donald
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NATO nations need to increase the number of troops they send to Afghanistan, President Bush said in a speech Thursday.
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President Bush, working to recraft his strategy in Iraq, said Tuesday that he plans to increase the size of the U.S. military so it can fight a long-term war against terrorism.
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Troops complained that they were being sent into combat with insufficient protection and aging equipment.
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President Bush knows the general direction he wants to move U.S. policy on Iraq but won't announce it until next month, the White House said Tuesday. Military commanders were recommending more U.S. advisers and equipment for Iraqi forces, said a defense specialist.
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Some US troops could be sent home if security conditions improve, president says.
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In this photo released by the White House, President Bush phones US troops from his ranch on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, in Crawford, Texas.
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President Bush's campaign  acknowledged on Thursday that a television ad depicting  soldiers listening to Bush speak had been doctored so that some  of the faces of the soldiers appear more than once.
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President Bush said on Thursday that US troop concerns about inadequate equipment for Iraq combat are being addressed and he did not blame soldiers for raising the issue with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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President Bush chipped in Friday at a warehouse that fills care packages for troops overseas, stuffing plastic bags with candy canes, presidential coins, playing cards and other goodies.
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US President Bush is weighing an increase in the size of the military to deal with the long-term fight against terrorism.
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The Department of Defense is using business intelligence tools to make sure that equipment reaches soldiers in Iraq as soon as it is needed.
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President Bush exchanged gifts with his family at Camp David yesterday, posed for photographs with Marines, and issued a Christmas day radio address urging Americans to care for the sick, the elderly and the poor.
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BRUSSELS, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The planned realignment of American military forces, announced by President George W. Bush Monday, aims to transform the US military into a lighter, more lethal and more flexible force.
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The government faces fresh claims that troops in Afghanistan are facing shortages of vital equipment.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.  - President Bush arrogantly  ignored the advice of his top generals about the need for more  equipment to fight the war in Iraq, Democrat John Kerry said on  Monday.
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President Bush asked Congress on Saturday for $3.2 billion to pay for at least 4,000 extra combat support troops and military police forces that commanders told the president they need in Iraq.