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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jmhollen who wrote (562436)	4/9/2004 5:29:15 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Hmmmmm........what happened to the other 30 in the coalition of the unwilling? Never mind.........I'm still voting for Kerry! ;~) ***************************************************** Bush Seeks to Shore Up Support for Iraq Fri Apr 9, 2004 03:49 PM ET By Jeremy Pelofsky CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush on Friday won renewed pledges of support for U.S. efforts in Iraq from allies Italy, Poland and El Salvador, the White House said, as casualties and kidnappings mounted. On the one-year anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein, Bush spoke by telephone with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Salvadoran President Francisco Flores, who have all sent troops to Iraq. "All four leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Iraqi people for a free and democratic Iraq and to defeating the minority and extremists elements who are seeking to derail the transition process through a violent power play," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. Bush, who is at his ranch near Crawford, Texas, was briefed on military operations aimed at putting down uprisings in Falluja and elsewhere, speaking by secure video link to his national security team, military leaders and Iraq's U.S. administrator, Paul Bremer. Vice President Dick Cheney was flying to Asia on Friday to discuss, among other issues, continued support for the mission in Iraq. In the last week, at least 51 U.S. and allied soldiers as well as scores of Iraqis have been killed and insurgents have started kidnapping foreigners. This week Bush has spoken with several partners in the coalition and other world leaders about Iraq and next week will meet with Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, his staunchest war ally. Russia called for a halt to fighting in Iraq to prevent a humanitarian crisis, a day after President Vladimir Putin spoke to Bush. The call with Salvador's Flores came after an attack on troops from that country left one dead and 12 wounded. The president is expected to go to nearby Fort Hood on Sunday with his family for Easter church services. Eight troops from the base died in Iraq in recent days. A new CBS News poll on Friday showed that a narrow majority disapprove of Bush's handling of Iraq and 57 percent believe the war is not worth the loss of U.S. troops and other costs. Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry blasted Bush for failing to minimize the risks for U.S. soldiers and the costs to taxpayers. "This administration has stubbornly refused to involve other countries in the real decision-making," the Massachusetts senator said. "I think this is a failure of diplomacy, a failure of foreign policy, a failure of creative leadership." reuters.com