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Three major crises face Bush
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Aug 13, 9:42 AM (ET)

U.S. President George W. Bush steps aboard Air Force One in at Waco TSTC airport, August 10, 2006....
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By Steve Holland

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush faced major security challenges on three fronts on Sunday as he prepared to return to Washington after a 10-day working vacation at his ranch.

The fighting in southern Lebanon, concerns about whether there are still suspects at large in the British terror plot and the ongoing war in Iraq represented formidable issues facing the president.


U.S. President George W. Bush steps aboard Air Force One in at Waco TSTC airport, August 10, 2006. REUTERS/Jason Reed


White House officials were under no illusions that a U.N. Security Council resolution reached on Friday night would bring a swift end to the month-old Israeli-Hizbollah conflict, as Israeli forces pushed deeper into Lebanon.

On the British terror plot, two dozen suspects were under arrest, but Bush was concerned that more people involved in the plot remained at large and could represent a threat.