more money... more blood.
Bush sees bloody Iraqi summer, will approve war funds
By Steve Holland and Richard Cowan
18 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Thursday predicted a bloody summer in Iraq for U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians as insurgents step up attacks, while a divided U.S. Congress approved funds for the unpopular war.
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Despite the deployment of tens of thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops in a major U.S.-led security crackdown, attacks have continued unabated.
On Thursday, a suicide car bomber killed 27 mourners at a funeral in Falluja, west of Baghdad. In Baghdad, gunmen shot to death all 11 passengers in a minibus in the mainly Shi'ite Husseiniya district.
Bush said he expected "heavy fighting in the weeks and months" ahead. "What they're going to try to do is kill as many innocent people as they can to try to influence the debate here at home," he said.
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