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On the recordDecember 28, 2006
Saddam Hussein's execution comes at the end of a difficult year for the Iraqi people. And for our troops, bringing Saddam Hussein to justice will not end the violence in Iraq, but it is an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain and defend itself and be an ally in the war on terror.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Bush discusses the significance of Hussein's execution in the context of Iraq's future and ongoing violence.

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