Bush prepares Iraq bill veto

Moving toward a veto of a war spending bill, US President George Bush today said Democrats who made the legislation a showdown over withdrawing US troops could turn Iraq into a “cauldron of chaos” with their approach.

“Success in Iraq is critical to the security of free people everywhere,” Bush said at the headquarters of US Central Command at Macdill Air Force Base, in Florida, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, including Iraq.