Bush Hails 'surge' As Sign Of Victory

ON THE fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, President George Bush has given his most optimistic assessment yet of the unpopular war's progress, declaring that the troop "surge" had "opened the door to a major strategic victory in the broader war on terror".

Iraq Surge A Definite Victory, Bush Says

THE US President, George Bush, has marked the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war with his most optimistic assessment yet of the unpopular war's progress, declaring the troop surge had "opened the door to a major strategic victory in the broader war on terror".