Bush frustrated with Democrat 'battles'

US President George Bush today expressed frustration with the US congressional debate on Iraq war spending and accused majority-party Democrats of being “more interested in fighting political battles in Washington than providing our troops what they need.”

Bush, speaking with reporters at of the White House, renewed his veto threats on both a House and Senate spending bills. He noted it had been 57 days since he requested more than £50 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan.