WASHINGTON (AP) - The new government of Iraq faces daunting obstacles in restoring security and tranquility, but Prime Minister Iyad Illawi is "a tough guy" and can do the job, the former U.S. administrator said Wednesday.
Standing on the North Lawn of the White House for appearances on several morning network news shows, L. Paul Bremer III voiced confidence that the new Iraqi government will surmount violence and stabilize conditions on the ground.
"The most important priority of this new government is, of course, security," he said on CBS's "The Early Show."
"They must get security down to the level where violence allows them to go forth with elections in January," Bremer said. "The prime minister is a tough guy ... the survivor of a brutal assassination attempt" several years ago.
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