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President Bush Rejects Artificial Deadline, Vetoes Iraq War Supplemental
President George W. Bush issues a statement Tuesday, May 1, 2007, regarding his veto of the Iraq War Supplemental. Speaking from Cross Hall in the White House, the President said, "We need to give our troops all the equipment and the training and protection they need to prevail. The need to act is urgent." White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush issues a statement Tuesday, May 1, 2007, regarding his veto of the Iraq War Supplemental. Speaking from Cross Hall in the White House, the President said, "We need to give our troops all the equipment and the training and protection they need to prevail... The need to act is urgent." White House photo by David Bohrer Full Story
President George W. Bush joins Admiral William Fallon, right, Commander of the U.S. Central Command, and General Doug Brown, Commander U.S. Special Operations Command, during a visit Tuesday, May 1, 2007, to CENTCOM at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush walks on stage Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at Davis Conference Center at Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base, to deliver remarks to the CENTCOM Coalition Conference. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush delivers remarks Tuesday, May 1, 2007, to the CENTCOM Coalition Conference at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. Said the President, "These are difficult times. These are tough times. These are times that require hard work and courage and faith in the ability of liberty to yield the pace we want." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush walks with General David Petraeus, Commander of Multinational Force Iraq, as he prepares to board Air Force One Tuesday, May 1, 2007, after visiting CENTCOM at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush reaches out to Mr. Shahib Hamad Adnan, Director of Policy and Requirements for the Iraq Defense Department, after delivering remarks Tuesday, May 1, 2007, to the CENTCOM Coalition Conference at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. With them are, from left: Mr. Mowaffak Al Rubaie, Iraqi National Security Advisor; Lt. General Yacoob Abdul-rizzaq, Deputy Chief of Staff for Iraq Joint Forces; and Major General Abdul Hasan Mohsen, Director General of Directorate of Border Enforcement. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush greets the crowd on hand at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Tuesday, May 1, 2007. The President was on hand for a briefing at CENTCOM, and to deliver remarks to the CENTCOM Coalition Conference. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush issues a statement Tuesday, May 1, 2007, regarding his veto of the Iraq War Supplemental. Speaking from Cross Hall in the White House, the President said, "We need to give our troops all the equipment and the training and protection they need to prevail. The need to act is urgent." White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush issues a statement Tuesday, May 1, 2007, regarding his veto of the Iraq War Supplemental. Speaking from Cross Hall in the White House, the President said, "We need to give our troops all the equipment and the training and protection they need to prevail. The need to act is urgent." White House photo by Eric Draper
 
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