07/23/1989
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"We will complete our mission in Iraq and leave behind a democracy that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself."
"There is no justification for the brutal execution of Nicholas Berg."
"They want to run us out of Iraq. The violence we have seen is a power grab these extreme and ruthless elements."
"Saddam Hussein's trial is a milestone in the Iraqi people's efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law."