Bush fears terrorist Iraq
31/08/2006 10:52  - (SA)  

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Nashville - President George W Bush says withdrawing US troops too quickly from Iraq would lead to a terrorist Iraq that would be more dangerous than Afghanistan in the grip of the Taliban militia.

Bush, who is beginning a series of speeches on Thursday to counter opposition to the war, was speaking at a political fundraiser.

If the United States should leave Iraq prematurely, Bush said, it would embolden an enemy that wants to harm Americans and shred US credibility internationally.

Terrorist state

"If we leave Iraq before the job is done, it will create a terrorist state in the heart of the Middle East, a terrorist state much more dangerous than Afghanistan was before we removed the Taliban, a terrorist state with the capacity to fund its activities because of the oil reserves of Iraq," Bush said.

Promising victory in Iraq, Bush said: "The stakes are high. it's very important for the American people to understand that the security of the United States of America, the capacity of our children to grow up in a peaceful world, in large part depends on our willingness to help this young Iraq democracy succeed. And we will succeed."

- AP

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