Bush delays announcing 'new' Iraq strategy until next year

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will delay announcing a new strategy for Iraq until the new year, the White House said on Tuesday amid polls showing Americans are more pessimistic about the war and want a change.

After Bush held talks with U.S. military commanders about their assessment of the situation in Iraq and possible options, the White House said the president would not announce his new policy until next year, probably in January.

"That is not going to happen until the new year," White House spokesman Tony Snow said. "He decided that, frankly, it's not ready yet."

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