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Monday, April 23, 2007
Bush meets top general as Iraq showdown looms

"There's been some horrific bombings, of course. There's also been a decline in sectarian violence," Bush said Monday after meeting with a top general.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As Democrats ponder their strategy in the face of an inevitable veto of their proposal to withdraw troops from Iraq, President Bush met privately Monday with the top U.S. commander in the war-ravaged nation.

Bush and Gen. David Petraeus discussed the status of the new strategy in Iraq, which both men have recently said is beginning to show signs of success.

"There's been some progress," Bush said during a press briefing after his meeting. "There's been some horrific bombings, of course. There's also been a decline in sectarian violence."

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