Greenspan slams Bush over deficits and spending in new memoir
Former Fed chief Alan Greenspan savages President Bush for out of control spending and large deficits, arguing conservatives abandoned fiscal discipline. He criticizes the Iraq war for oil links and notes Republicans drifted from core principles. The memoir The Age of Turbulence is due Monday.
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Bush and U S shift troops to support role in Iraq
President Bush said the United States will move more troops into support duties while continuing withdrawals. He outlined a December phase where troops shift from leading operations to partnering with Iraqi forces and eventually overwatching them, following Gen. Petraeus's plan.
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