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August 22, 2007

Bush Says US Will Prevail in Iraq
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=18E0670:A6F02AD83191E16063694BDB3336901D9574F7DCC14957C0 US president
reaffirms support for embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki,
calling him 'a good man with a difficult job' President Bush says he
is confident the United States will prevail in the war in Iraq.





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President Bush before a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars
national convention, in Kansas City, 22 Aug 2007During a speech to a
veterans group, the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, in the
midwestern city of Kansas City, Missouri, Mr. Bush said the troops on
the ground are seeing the progress being made. He said the United
States will continue to support the troops and give them everything
they need.



The president compared the conflict in Iraq to past U.S. military
efforts in Asia. He likened Islamic extremists to Japanese militarists
during World War II, and communists in Korea and Vietnam during the
Cold War.







Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki talks to media during a press conference in
the heavily fortified Green Zone, 12 Aug 2007 Mr. Bush reaffirmed his
support for embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, calling him
"a good man with a difficult job." He said it is up to the people of
Iraq not politicians in Washington to decide whether the prime
minister will remain in his position.

On Tuesday, at a summit in Canada, Mr. Bush had acknowledged
"frustration" with the Maliki government.

Earlier, a key Congressional leader, Democratic Senator Carl Levin,
and the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, criticized Maliki,
saying Iraq's progress towards reconciling the country's warring
factions has been disappointing.

Mr. Maliki Wednesday, in Syria, rejected the criticism, saying no one
has the right to set timetables for progress.


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