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| Bush declares progress in Iraq war |
| 2008-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush hailed a new "degree of durability" in security gains in Iraq Thursday, saying it should permit him to announce further U.S. troop reductions later this year. With the war in its sixth year and violence substantially decreased in recent weeks, Bush gave a brief update on the war that focused on several fronts of progress. He said that violence is at its lowest ebb since the spring of 2004, that forces are in their third consecutive month with lower violence levels holding steady, and that Iraqi forces are becoming increasingly capable of both fighting and securing the country. "The progress is still reversible," Bush acknowledged. But he added, "There now appears to be a degree of durability in gains." Looking ahead to the next recommendation on troop levels from U.S. generals in Iraq, Bush suggested its reasonable to expect "further reductions in our combat forces, as conditions permit." |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 Ima just have bad think. Will BusHitler be about the same age as Bill on leaving office? Part of me wants BusHitler to go kooky like peanutMan. Hell it'll be entertaining. /revanche! |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-08-01 09:11 |
| #2 I wonder if it's dawned on the AP management that as the papers tank a sustained portion of their revenue will go with them? If overall circulation and viewership continue to decline, where is their future? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-08-01 08:02 |
| #1 That Bush declared proress is not news. That the AP reported it, is news. And although there is a large helping of doom and gloom (not posted, thank you) it is at the end of the article. But I'm not ready to declare the AP has switched sides. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2008-08-01 06:01 |