Live updates from opening day 

MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. 

Turn Up Your Support

President Bush repeated his pledge Thursday to not to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq as some of his critics have suggested. "To leave Iraq now would be to repeat the costly mistakes of the past that led to the attacks of September the 11th, 2001," he said.

What needs to happen in Iraq?

Go Deeper.

Like this?

News you can use in your inbox