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President Bush Discusses Progress in Afghanistan, Global War on Terror
President George W. Bush discusses America's commitment in Iraq during a meeting with the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. "If we were to leave this young democracy before the job is done, there would be chaos, and out of chaos would become vacuums, and into those power vacuums would flow extremists who would be emboldened; extremists who want to find safe haven," said President Bush. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush discusses America's commitment in Iraq during a meeting with the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. "If we were to leave this young democracy before the job is done, there would be chaos, and out of chaos would become vacuums, and into those power vacuums would flow extremists who would be emboldened; extremists who want to find safe haven," said President Bush. White House photo by David Bohrer Full Story
President George W. Bush talks about the current situation in Afghanistan during an address to the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. "Under the Taliban, there were about 900,000 children in school," said the President as he listed several improvements made on the past five years. "Today, more than five million children are in school -- about 1.8 million of them are girls." White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush discusses America's commitment in Iraq during a meeting with the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. "If we were to leave this young democracy before the job is done, there would be chaos, and out of chaos would become vacuums, and into those power vacuums would flow extremists who would be emboldened; extremists who want to find safe haven," said President Bush. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush greets audience members after addressing the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. "I recently announced a new strategy for Iraq -- it's a plan that demands more from the Iraqi government," said President Bush in his speech. "Not only do we demand more from the Iraqi government, but so do the Iraqi people demand more from the Iraqi government. They want to live in peace." White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush addresses the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. "Our goal in Afghanistan is to help the people of that country to defeat the terrorists and establish a stable, moderate, and democratic state that respects the rights of its citizens, governs its territory effectively, and is a reliable ally in this war against extremists and terrorists," said President Bush. White House photo by David Bohrer
Mrs. Laura Bush talks about controlling malaria in Africa with groups who combat the disease during a roundtable discussion in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. "President Bush and I appreciate your work. We urge you and even more faith-based and community organizations to join these efforts," said Mrs. Bush. "We also encourage religious and community groups to reach more people by using their resources strategically." White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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