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Bush holds to June 30 turnover; 'We must not waver,' he tells the nation.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 14-APR-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Bush holds to June 30 turnover; 'We must not waver,' he tells the nation.(PAGE ONE)

Article Excerpt
Byline: James Lakely and Bill Sammon, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Bush last night vowed to meet the June 30 deadline to transfer power to Iraqis, saying violent groups will not "run us out of Iraq and destroy the democratic hopes of the Iraqi people."

"The violence we have seen is a power grab by these extreme and ruthless elements. It's not a civil war. It's not a popular uprising. Most of Iraq is relatively stable. Most Iraqis by far reject violence and oppose dictatorship," Mr. Bush said after acknowledging that coalition forces have encountered "tough weeks" in Iraq.

Mr. Bush said the war in Iraq is just one "battle" in the greater war on terror, and his intention is to "change the world" by advancing freedom throughout the Middle East to better protect the United States from attacks by Islamist militants.

"Now is the time, and Iraq is the place in which the enemies of the civilized world are testing the will of the civilized world. We must not waver," Mr. Bush said in his 12th press conference, the third in prime time.

Mr. Bush identified three groups as instigators of violence in Iraq: remnants of Saddam Hussein's regime working with Islamist militants;...

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