Bush Looks for Political Edge From Iraq Handover

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040629/ap_on_el_pr/turnover_politics&cid=694&ncid=1473

ISTANBUL, Turkey - With the installation of an interim government in Baghdad, President Bush (news - web sites) is banking on an untested group of Iraqi officials to achieve results that the U.S.-led occupation could not deliver: security, stability and economic progress.


Iraq (news - web sites)'s unrelenting violence and bloodshed have thrown a damper on Bush's re-election prospects, raising White House anxieties about the transition of power in Baghdad and the unpredictability of events in the four months until the election.


Security (news - web sites) is the most important issue by far, and Bush acknowledges there will be more attacks — not fewer — as terrorists try to undermine the new government.


"The terrorists are doing all they can to stop the rise of a free Iraq," Bush said Monday in Istanbul where he was attending a NATO (news - web sites) summit.

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[mike_c]

1. the TERRORISTS....

Bugga-bugga-bugga!

[tkmorris]

2. Hey Mike

There's a terrorist under your bed..................

Now go to sleep :evilgrin: