On the recordMay 23, 2004
The rise of a free and self-governing Iraq would deny terrorists a base of operation, discredit their narrow ideology, and give momentum to reformers across the region.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGeorge W. Bush: “The rise of a free and self-governing Iraq would deny terrorists a base of operation, discredit their narrow ideology…”
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Fact Sheet: The Transition to Iraqi Self-Government
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