Bush: Retreat From Iraq Would Embolden Iran, Fund Terrorists
WASHINGTON Five months after launching the U.S. invasion of Iraq, President Bush is making some of his most expansive claims of success in the fighting there. Bush said last year’s troop buildup has turned Iraq around and produced “the first large-scale Arab uprising against Usama bin Laden.”
Massive anti-war demonstrations were planned in downtown Washington Wednesday […]
Bush: U.S. Can Calm Afghan Border; UK Sanctions Iran
LONDON President George W. Bush said Monday that Washington can help calm the “testy situation” between Afghanistan and Pakistan, but refused to endorse Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s threat to send troops across the border as an means to target terrorists.
Bush called for leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan to hold talks and share intelligence as both […]
House Approves Democratic Budget for 2009 by Slim Margin
WASHINGTON Democrats have given final approval to a budget blueprint for 2009 that rewards agencies and the Pentagon with generous spending increases. But it leaves it up to the next president to decide about curbing Medicare costs and increasing taxes.
The House approved the USD 3.1 trillion plan by a 214-210 vote Thursday.
Bush Signs $162 Billion War Spending Bill
WASHINGTON President Bush signed a USD 162 000 000 000 war spending plan on Monday that will pay for fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes office.
The package approved by Congress includes a doubling of GI Bill college benefits for troops and veterans. It also provides a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits […]
Bush to Democrats: Stop Blocking Energy Proposals
WASHINGTON President Bush is accusing Democrats in Congress of blocking his energy proposals, saying they are partly to blame for high gasoline costs pinching Americans’ budgets.
In his Saturday radio address, Bush urged Congress to lift its long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling to increase U.
Bush Makes Tough Phone Call to Chinese Pres. Hu
WASHINGTON President Bush, in a phone call Wednesday to Chinese President Hu Jintao, voiced concern about China’s crackdown on Tibet and addressed an embarrassing arms shipment flap that has strained U.S.-China relations.
Bush told Hu a U.S. shipment of nuclear missile fuses to Taiwan was an mistake, U.
In Europe, Bush Seeks to Boost Support for Afghan Fight
WASHINGTON President Bush wants to bolster the multinational fight in Afghanistan by reminding NATO allies that the war is in their interest - and by persuading them to send more troops into battle.
But this will be a challenge for Bush, who arrived Monday night in Kiev, Ukraine, at the start of a trip that also […]
Shrub Pledges to Aid Resolve Upheaval in Africa Trouble Muscae volitantes
COTONOU, Benin U.S. President George W. Bush insisted Saturday his administration is actively engaged in resolving turmoil in Africa, but said his trip to the continent is focused more on its successes than its conflicts.
Even as Bush defended an emphasis on the positive, he stepped into one of Africa’s most disturbing recent developments.
