Deadly Attacks on Marines Put New Pressure on Bush to Find an Exit Strategy

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBM8BXP4CE.html

WASHINGTON (AP) - The deadly recent attacks on American troops in Iraq are increasing the pressure on President Bush to develop an exit strategy. The U.S. death toll from the war is now over 1,800, and a new AP-Ipsos poll shows the lowest approval yet for Bush's handling of Iraq, just 38 percent.

The president's fellow Republicans are growing nervous as they head into an election year.

Yet the administration must also confront the possibility that a U.S. drawdown of troops - tentatively planned to begin next spring - could further embolden the insurgents and throw Iraq into civil war.

"We will stay the course. We will complete the job in Iraq," Bush pledged anew during a news conference on his Texas ranch with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.

[AzDar]

1. WHAT, exactly, IS the job, Lil' Boots???? God, what a mess......n/t

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2. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1678315