General in Iraq Awaits November Assessment

President George W. Bush, joined by military family members, addresses his remarks on the Iraq War supplemental spending bill in the East Room at the White House, Monday, April 16, 2007. President Bush urged Congress to pass an emergency war spending bill, without strings and without further delay. White House photo by Eric Draper

20 July 2007

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By ANNE FLAHERTY

WASHINGTON - President Bush, ratcheting up a fight with Congress over Iraq, accused Democrats on Friday of conducting a political debate on the war while delaying action on money to upgrade equipment and give troops a pay raise.

U.S. soldiers walk in Hay Heten neighborhood during a foot patrol in Baghdad, July 19, 2007. (Nikola Solic/Reuters)

"It is time to rise above partisanship, stand behind our troops in the field, and give them everything they need to succeed," Bush said in the Rose Garden after meeting with a veterans and military families.