President Bush has had strong words for members of Congress who oppose his new Iraq strategy, saying "I am the decision maker" on sending more troops.

The Bush administration said Thursday it will ask Congress for more than $10 billion in new military and reconstruction aid money for Afghanistan, where attacks by Taleban forces have been on the rise. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will press NATO allies for similar increases when they convene Friday in Brussels. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.

Democratic majority leaders in Congress are rejecting President Bush's planned increase of U.S. forces in Iraq, saying it is time to begin bringing American troops home.

Majority Democrats in Congress are signaling they intend to put up strong resistance to any troop surge in Iraq proposed by President Bush in his speech Wednesday. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill.

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.

Although the Turkey-US relations face the question of the future of Iraq, Turkish Radical newspaper considers that the upcoming discussions of the Armenian Genocide issue lay in the core of these relations.

Members of the new Democratic majority in the U.S. Congress are calling for American troop reductions in Iraq, amid reports that President Bush is preparing to announce an overhaul of his Iraq policy that could include a short-term surge of thousands of troops into the country. Democrats are planning a series of hearings into the conduct of the war in an effort to hold the administration accountable for a conflict that is unpopular with the American people.

The U.S. Congress reconvenes Thursday with the new Democratic majority vowing to push ahead immediately with their legislative agenda. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill where Republicans, who are now the opposition, challenged Democratic leaders to adhere to pledges made during the November election.

U.S. President George Bush says he will work with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to find a new way forward in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush met with congressional leaders to discuss this week's report on Iraq by a bipartisan group of foreign policy experts.

A top-level committee established by the U.S. Congress has been studying options for how Washington should deal with the continuing crisis in Iraq. Today, the Iraq Study Group will present its recommendations to U.S. President George W. Bush.