President Bush Visits Iraq And Afghanistan

U.S. President George W. Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai review a honor guard at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, December 15, 2008. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Bush Touts Alliances on Trip to Iraq
and Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal

President George W. Bush made surprise visits to Iraq and Afghanistan, seeking to boost support for his responses to the 2001 terrorist attacks and solidify his foreign-policy legacy.

In Iraq, the president highlighted a new security agreement intended to cement recent security gains and form the basis for a long-term alliance. Later, as he headed to Afghanistan, Mr. Bush said the U.S. was putting policies in place there similar to the ones that brought improvements in Iraq, including a troop surge, in response to recent deterioration in military and political conditions.

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More News On President Bush's Trip To Iraq And Afghanistan

Bush's Iraq-Afghan farewell tour marred by dissent -- Yahoo News/AP
Bush reaffirms U.S. pledge to Afghanistan -- UPI
Bush in surprise Kabul stop after Iraq visit -- Yahoo News/AFP
Bush Hails Afghan 'Hopeful Gains' -- BBC News
Bush in Iraq Defends the War but Says it's 'Not Over' - Los Angeles Times
Bush Pays Surprise Visit to Afghanistan -- Daily Telegraph
Bush Makes Surprise Stop in Afghanistan -- Toronto Star
Bush in surprise Kabul stop after Iraq visit -- AFP
Bush Warns of Long Struggle in Afghanistan -- Agence France-Presse
On Secret Iraq Trip, Bush Defends War -- Toronto Star
Bush Arrives in Iraq for a Final Visit -- New York Times
Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq -- Washington Times
Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq -- Associated Press
Bush Visits Iraq, Hails Passage of Agreements, Bids Farewell to Troops -- AFPS
Bush on Surprise, Farewell Visit to Baghdad -- Voice of America