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President George W. Bush speaks in
the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, April 3, 2007.
He said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Damascus Syria "does
not work" to change Syria's stance on issues in the Middle
East.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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U.S. military "surge" in Iraq to maintain till
August
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Defense
Department said Monday that the American military "surge" in Iraq to help quell
sectarian violence in the war-torn country would maintain until August this
year.
The U.S. military was maintaining a troop level of 20
combat brigades in Iraq, and with additional troops rotating into Iraq, the
buildup would continue at that level through August 2007, said Pentagon
spokesman Bryan Whitman. Full story
Study shows Pentagon has enough Iraq
funds through July
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon can fund
military operations in Iraq through July even under a possible protracted
standoff between Democrats and the Bush administration, according to a study
released here Friday.
The study by the Congressional Research Service (CRS)
said the U.S. army has enough money in its existing budget to fund operations
and maintenance through the end of May -- about 52.6 billion U.S. dollars. Full story
U.S. Senate passes Iraq withdrawal bill
WASHINGTON, March 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate on Thursday
passed a bill that would require President George W. Bush to bring all combat
troops home from Iraq within a year.
On a 51-to-47 vote, Democrats narrowly pushed through the
122-billion-U.S. dollar war funding bill, which includes a timeline to pull out
all U.S. combat troops by March 31, 2008. Full story
Bush rules out negotiation on Iraq
timetable
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W.
Bush vowed Wednesday not to negotiate with Congress on setting a timetable to
withdraw troops from Iraq.
In a speech delivered to the National Cattlemen's Beef
Association, Bush said the American people would blame lawmakers if there is any
delay in approving money for the war effort due tolegislative battle over such a
timetable. Full story
Poll: Most Americans support Iraq
withdrawal timeline
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Most Americans support
the U.S. House provision setting a timetable that calls for most U.S. troops to
be out of Iraq by September 2008, said a survey released on Wednesday.
According to the CBS News poll, 59 percent of those
surveyed favored the provision while 37 percent opposed it. Full story
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