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Quick Iraq Exit Would Trigger New 9/11: Bush

It would 'embolden' US enemies, prez says

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted May 14, 2008 3:46 AM CDT
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(Newser) – A withdrawal from Iraq next year would be a disaster that would likely trigger another 9/11, President Bush warns in an interview with Politico. "It would shake everybody's nerves. It would embolden the very same people we're trying to defeat" and "would eventually lead to another attack on the United States," he said.

Asked if he thought he had been misled with inaccurate reports that Iraq harbored weapons of mass destruction, Bush responded: "Do I think somebody lied to me? No. I think they came up with the wrong conclusion." Bush also revealed that his hardest moments in office have been linked to the war. “When you know that somebody lost their loved one as a result of a decision that I made, that's tough," he said.

President Bush leaves the White House for the Middle East yesterday.
President Bush leaves the White House for the Middle East yesterday.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush board Air Force Air One at Andrews Air Force Base on their way to the Mideast.
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush board Air Force Air One at Andrews Air Force Base on their way to the Mideast.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Bush says he fears terrorists will be emboldened to attack the US if there is a hasty withdrawal from Iraq.
President Bush says he fears terrorists will be emboldened to attack the US if there is a hasty withdrawal from Iraq.   (AP Photo/Nikola Solic, Pool)
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Interview with President Bush - transcript
Politico

Transcript of interview with Ha'aretz
Haaretz (Israel)

Bush calls new attack on US his worst worry
Associated Press

 
Iraq • Congress • Middle East • golf • troop withdrawal • George HW Bush • gas prices • terrorist attack • Director of National Intelligence • George W. Bush

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