BUSH: DEMOCRATS CAN TAKE THEIR 'WE SHOULD CUT AND RUN, DUCK AND HIDE' RHETORIC AND SHOVE IT

President Bush sought to reclaim a public mandate for his Iraq policy Tuesday, telling the American people the war is "vital" to their security and that insurgents there share "the same murderous ideology" as the 9/11 hijackers.

Bush marked the one-year anniversary of the U.S. handover of sovereignty to Iraqis with a nationally televised speech in front of rows of men and women in uniform at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, which is home to airborne and special operations forces. More...