ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday rejected calls for a timetable to pull U.S. troops from Iraq, but the top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives added to the pressure by announcing her support for a quick withdrawal of forces.
Bush sought patience from a U.S. public increasingly critical of the Iraq war, while the killing of nine people near Baghdad underscored a dire security situation two weeks before Iraqis vote in a milestone election.