WASHINGTON - President Bush is cutting short his stay at this year's Asia-Pacific summit, but the fact that he's going - at a pivotal moment in the debate over his Iraq policy - is meant to show he's not neglecting the neighborhood.
Iraq, however, will weigh heavily on his mind during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum being held in Sydney, Australia.
It will shadow his talks about global warming, trade and thorny foreign policy challenges like North Korea with the leaders of China, Australia, South Korea, Japan and possibly others.
Bush will spending Tuesday night through Saturday in Sydney. But he is leaving a day before the summit ends to rush back to …

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