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Bush Asks U.S. to Look Past Iraq Bloodshed
President Bush answers a question from the audience after speaking about the war on terror in Cleveland, Monday, March 20, 2006. President Bush on Monday cited success in stabilizing an insurgent stronghold in northern Iraq, saying he has "confidence in our strategy" and critics should look beyond the images of violence to see clear signs of progress. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Bush News Conference Covers Iraq
WITHDRAW WHEN: President Bush said deciding when to pull all U.S. troops from Iraq will fall to future presidents and Iraqi leaders.
Q AND A: Bush used the news conference _ his second this year _ to address his political problems directly and confront doubts about his strategy in Iraq.
ARRAY OF ISSUES: Bush also stood by embattled Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and addressed his failed Social Security plan.
GAUNTLET THROWN: President Bush called for the top 15 greenhouse gas producing nations, including the U.S., to set a goal for reducing the pollution by the end of 2008.
HOT TOPIC: The announcement could deflect criticism during next week's summit of leading industrialized nations, where global warming is sure to be discussed.
CLEARING THE AIR: The countries would begin talks this fall, but each would be able to develop its own strategy.
No Cancer for Bush
CANCER FREE: Doctors found no cancer in the five small growths removed from President Bush's colon, the White House said Monday.
POLYPS DISCOVERY: The growths, called polyps, were found during a cancer scan that Bush underwent Saturday at Camp David.
ROUTINE PROCEDURE: Usually harmless, polyps are extra pieces of tissue that grow inside the large intestine. To be safe, doctors typically remove the polyps and test them.
Bush Says Iraqi Government Must Do More
TEPID ENDORSEMENT: President Bush acknowledged frustration with Iraqi leaders' inability to bridge political division.
CALLS FOR REMOVAL: Bush, at a news conference in Quebec, brushed off a Democratic senator's call for the ouster of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
IRAQIS' DECISION: Bush said only the Iraqi people can decide whether to sideline the troubled prime minister.
Bush Refines Take on Prime Minister
REITERATE: President Bush, seeking to show he has not abandoned Iraqi's prime minister, offered a fresh endorsement Wednesday of Nouri al-Maliki.
AFFIRMATION: Bush's words of support were intended to dispel the impression he gave some people Tuesday that he was distancing himself from al-Maliki before a new assessment of conditions in Iraq.
BACKLASH: The prime minister, chafing over Bush's earlier comments, said on Wednesday that his government "can find friends elsewhere."
Bush Defends Iraq War Effort
DEFENSIVE SPEECH: President Bush gave a ringing defense of the war effort Tuesday in a speech that sounded like he'd already made up his mind to stay and fight.
HIGHLIGHTS: Bush hailed security gains, defended middling progress by Iraqi leaders and argued that the future of the Middle East depended on the outcome.
HIS TIMING: Bush's speech to the American Legion comes two weeks before he receives a major assessment of the war in Iraq.
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he could "understand people being disheartened"
He does? That's great news!!!
So, when are your daughters signing up for the military and going to Iraq?
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#1 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:40 PM ESToh and don't look at all that blood on the floor..
it's just background noise..
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#2 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:12 PM ESTI always ask the people who foolishly support this administration and the Iraq occupation when they plan on enlisting. A large majority those people all have the same look on their face after I ask that question. A look of total confusion and surprise that I would ask such a question. From that point follows an extended silence while they are trying to respond to my question with an intelligent answer. Once they realize they are unable to give an intelligent response, I'm labeled a democrat, liberal or unpatriotic.
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#3 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:17 PM ESTI can understand alot of the criticism Bush takes, but I really have to give him credit for getting out and taking questions from real people in a lot of his talks. In case you missed it in the article, "Bush fielded questions for nearly an hour"...I have noticed him doing this almost everytime he talks about an event like this. Say all you want about if you agree with his answers (or his speaking ability), but it does seem like these are real people (and not planted insiders) asking real questions.
I have found it interesting to read the transcript from those answers, rather than the media throwing up the buzzline of the day. Again, you don't have to agree with what he says, but it is a Good Thing (TM) when any politician will stand up for an hour and answer real questions.
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#5 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:37 PM ESTI always ask the people who foolishly support this administration and the Iraq occupation when they plan on enlisting.
FYI
Many (most) of us who are in the military do support this administration.
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#6 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:48 PM ESTYeah, it does... many of us who served and who have children serving do not support this administration's policies.
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#8 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:19 PM ESTBush said, "I haven't really thought of it that way. ... I guess I'm more of a practical fellow."
Hah! That makes me laugh!
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#10 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:17 PM ESTyes, please look past the 30,000 dead people who would've been alive today if bush hadn't of chosen to go to war. 30,000 really isn't a lot of people ... really.
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#11 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:16 PM ESTI can understand alot of the criticism Bush takes, but I really have to give him credit for getting out and taking questions from real people in a lot of his talks. In case you missed it in the article, "Bush fielded questions for nearly an hour"...I have noticed him doing this almost everytime he talks about an event like this. Say all you want about if you agree with his answers (or his speaking ability), but it does seem like these are real people (and not planted insiders) asking real questions.
You admire him for this? He's been in office for over 6 years and he's only taken TWO open, Q/A sessions from an unvetted audience.
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#12 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:18 PM ESTFilipino, "only taken TWO". Come on now, that is not true at all. I have seen these types of Q&A more than twice in the past month. And yes, I do admire him for it. He's out talking with people. Even if was only twice (which it most certainly was not), it is a good thing, for the reasons I stated.
#13 - Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:12 AM ESTMuslims have had two choices, living under tyranny and al Qeada.
The US is giving Muslims a third choice, being Muslim and living in a prosperous democracy. We will win if we stay the course, our message/meme inspires hope and will lead to a better future for the children.
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#14 - Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:19 AM ESTThe US is giving Muslims a third choice, being Muslim and living in a prosperous democracy
where 45 percent of people believe their religion encourages violence and intolerance
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