W.House sees "huge challenges" in Iraq

Aug 17, 1:27 PM (ET)
August 14, 2006....Full ImageBy Steve Holland

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid a largely bleak picture in Iraq, President Bush received an update on the security situation from top commanders on Thursday and the White House said "huge challenges" remain.

Bush held talks with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and senior advisers. Participating by video link were top generals George Casey and John Abizaid.

White House spokesman Tony Snow said he suspected there could be some discussion about U.S. troop levels in Iraq but he had no details.

President Bush meets with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, August 14, 2006. REUTERS/Jim Young

"When you're getting a comprehensive review, one of the questions that's going to come up is, what do we need? The president has always said that that's the first question he asks his commanders, and I suspect that it will arise today," said White House spokesman Tony Snow.

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