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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

(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... Read full story »

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Quick Iraq Exit Would Trigger New 9/11: Bush

It would 'embolden' US enemies, prez says

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