The secretary-general of the United Nations says he's optimistic he'll find the 15, 000 troops he needs to beef up the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

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"The discussion in the White House is 'Let's go ahead and proceed with what Congress decided two months ago, '" Snow told reporters, referring to the addition of at least 21, 500 U.S. troops intended to beef up security in the Iraqi capital.

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Earlier Tuesday, President Bush announced a plan to withdraw about 8, 000 U.S. troops from Iraq by February and to beef up the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.

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