President Bush's national security team is meeting in Texas to discuss a new strategy in Iraq.

President Bush holds private consultations Thursday at his Texas ranch with members of his national security team. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House that Mr. Bush is expected to announce a revised Iraq strategy in early 2007.

U.S. President George Bush has met with top advisers to plan what he says will be a new way forward in the war in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.

President Bush is scheduled Saturday to hold high-level meetings on Iraq as he prepares to announce a new strategy for reducing sectarian violence there.

New U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday, armed with a mandate from U.S. President George W. Bush to help forge a new Iraq war strategy. He made the unannounced trip to the battlefront just two days after taking over at the Pentagon.

Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi has said he remains optimistic about his country's future, despite the spiraling wave of violence, which some already consider a civil war.

A new era is beginning at the Pentagon. President Bush will be present Monday for ceremonies marking the start of Robert Gates' tenure as secretary of defense. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Gates comes in to office at a crucial time as the president considers a revised strategy for Iraq.

U.S. President George W. Bush has delayed his planned announcement of a new U.S. strategy for Iraq, as he faces a growing list of contradictory recommendations from all quarters.

President Bush has put off the announcement of changes in his Iraq policy until sometime in early 2007. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, the president is continuing to seek input from experts inside and outside the U.S. government.

President Bush has begun three days of intense consultations on his Iraq policy. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, he began with a trip to the State Department to hear the views of top diplomats and officials working on Iraqi reconstruction.

President Bush has begun three days of intense consultations on his Iraq policy. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, he began with a trip to the State Department to hear the views of top diplomats and officials working on Iraqi reconstruction.