The morning after President George W. Bush announced plans to increase U.S. troop strength in Iraq, his secretaries of state and defense reinforced his determination to keep the country from collapsing under insurgent and sectarian violence.

Technology, computer, and telecommunications companies line the highways of Gaithersburg city of 50,000 some 32 kilometers north of Washington, D.C.

In advance of President Bush's scheduled speech Wednesday on Iraq strategy, lawmakers are speaking out for and against any possible surge of U.S. troops into Iraq. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the latest comments come as Democrats controlling Congress take additional steps to move Iraq to the top of their agenda on Capitol Hill, along with domestic issues.

A new video showing the body of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein shortly after his December 30 hanging has appeared on the Internet, amid continuing anger over how Iraqi authorities handed the former leader's execution.

Iraqi soldiers backed by U.S. forces battled gunmen in central Baghdad today.

The war of words is heating up in Washington ahead of U.S. President George W. Bush's expected unveiling this week of a new strategy for Iraq.

President Bush is putting the finishing touches on a revised strategy for Iraq. There are indications he will call for a major short-term troop increase, as well as money for a massive job-training program. But as VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports, there is growing skepticism on Capitol Hill.

The commander of U.S. combat forces in Iraq today said it may take up to three years to meet American goals.

U.S. President George W. Bush's expected plan to send more troops to Iraq is already running into opposition in Washington, with Republicans joining Democrats in questioning the plan before the president has even rolled it out.

President Bush is planning to name new military commanders in charge of Iraq and the Middle East, as he prepares to announce his new Iraq strategy next week.

Former U.S. President Gerald Ford said in a 2004 interview the Iraq war was not justified and he disagreed with President Bush's decision to invade the country.

U.S. President George Bush says he is making good progress on a revised strategy for Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports, the president spoke in the midst of consultations at his Texas ranch with his top national security advisers.