yeah right.... :puke:
Bush Praises Political Progress in Iraq
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"The formation of a unity government in Iraq is a new day for the millions of Iraqis who want to live in peace," Bush said. "And the formation of the unity government in Iraq begins a new chapter in our relationship with Iraq."
Bush briefly spoke to reporters from the White House with his wife, Laura, at his side, to highlight the political development without mentioning the violence that still rages in Iraq.
The president did not speak of the spree of bombing, mortar rounds and a drive-by shooting that killed at least 18 Iraqis and wounded dozens — most of them hit by a suicide bomber who targeted a Baghdad restaurant during Sunday's lunch hour.
Bush said he called President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani to congratulate them on working together.
"I assured them that the United States will continue to assist Iraqis in the formation of a new country because I fully understand that a free Iraq will be an important ally in the war on terror, will serve as a devastating defeat for the terrorists and al-Qaida and will serve as example for others in the region who desire to be free."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060521/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraqU.S. President George W. Bush (L) arrives with his wife Laura to deliver a statement in support of the newly-installed Iraq government from the White House in Washington May 21,2006. Nuri al-Maliki, who was inaugurated on Saturday as post-war Iraq?s first full-time prime minister, has pledged to make security and the economy his government?s top priorities. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Abdullah Yaseen cries as he waits to receive the body of his father Yaseen Abd outside Ibn al-Nafees hospital, after a suicide bomber killed at least 13 people and injured 17 when he blew himself up in a downtown Baghdad restaurant frequented by police in Baghdad, Iraq Sunday, May 21, 2006. The attack came as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pledged to soon fill vacancies in his two key security ministries. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)