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Shifting Focus in the War on Terror
President Bush has often said that Iraq is the "central front" in the war on terror. Barack Obama says it's Afghanistan, and even Defense Secretary Robert Gates seems to be coming around to that point of view. But no easy transition is possible from one to the other. Also, the UAW agrees to reopen contract talks as automakers go back to Capitol Hill, and George W. Bush talks about his "greatest regret" as President of the United States.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenPresident Bush has often said that Iraq is the "central front" in the war on terror. Barack Obama says it's Afghanistan, and even Defense Secretary Robert Gates seems to be coming around to that point of view. But no easy transition is possible from one to the other. Also, the UAW agrees to reopen contract talks as automakers go back to Capitol Hill. On Reporter's Notebook, if President Bush’s greatest surprise was the war in Iraq, what was his greatest regret?
Banner image: US Army soldiers patrol past a mountain village in the rugged Spira mountains in Khost province, along the Afghan-Pakistan Border, directly across the border from Pakistan's lawless Waziristan region. Photo: David Furst/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesUAW Agrees to Reopen Contract Talks as Automakers Go Back to Hill
The Big Three automakers want tens of billions from Congress to stave off what could be the collapse of their industry. Now there's possible help of a different kind. Leaders of the United Auto Workers Union held an emergency meeting today in Detroit. Neal Boudette is Detroit Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story6 minExiting Iraq, Sinking Deeper into Afghanistan
When Iraq's parliament passed the new status of forces agreement with the US, Prime Minister Maliki called the three-year timetable for withdrawal of American troops "a momentous step" toward restoring Iraqi sovereignty.
Read the story34 minBush's Biggest Regret? Bad Intelligence
In what's called one of his first " exit interviews ," President Bush has told Charles Gibson of ABC News that the thing he was least prepared for was the war in Iraq that started after the terror attacks of September 11. He also described his greatest regret.
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