01/31/2001
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"The people of Anbar have seen that standing up to the terrorists and extremists leads to a better life."
"We must work together to protect our people against these extremists who murder the innocent in order to achieve their political objectives."
"And the United States wants to help."
"I will lay out a vision for future involvement in Iraq—one that I believe the American people and their elected leaders of both parties can support."