President Argues Case Against Early Withdrawal From Iraq; Bush Says That a Military Pullout Would Be 'Terrible Mistake'

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Tuesday a U.S. military pullout from Iraq would be a terrible mistake, beginning a new push defending his embattled war policy. His Pentagon chief said, "Quitting is not an exit strategy."

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said of the Iraqis, "They know that they're the ones that are going to have to grab that country. And it's time."

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President Argues Case Against Early Withdrawal From Iraq; Bush Says That a Military Pullout Would Be 'Terrible Mistake'

The administration is under pressure to convince increasingly skeptical Americans that the president's strategy for Iraq is headed in the right direction. The president is to give a speech on the subject today at the Naval Academy....

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