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| President Explains Troop Levels in Iraq |
| WASHINGTON, June 29, 2005 – President Bush said troop levels in Iraq are where military commanders want them and explained why he believes setting a deadline for their withdrawal would be a mistake in a nationally televised June 28 speech at Fort Bragg, N.C. Story Photos Transcript |
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| Bush: U.S. Will Remain Until Job is Done |
| WASHINGTON, June 28, 2005 – On the one-year anniversary of the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq to a transitional Iraqi government, President Bush tonight promised that U.S. forces would remain in Iraq until the job is complete, "but not one day longer." Story Photos Transcript of President Bush's Speech |
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| Rumsfeld: Media Focuses on 'Negative' in Iraq |
| WASHINGTON, June 28, 2005 – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld took to the airwaves June 27 to clear up what he characterized as "misinformation" by the media about the war in Iraq, telling radio listeners in Kansas City, Mo., that "the news media seem to want to carry the negative." Story |
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| Freely Elected, Determined |
| “The Iraqi people and their freely elected government … are determined to face down those who would destroy their hopes. They are determined to carry out a political process that will lead to a free and democratic Iraq. And we believe that the region, and indeed the world, will be more secure when that day is realized." |
| Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,
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| Transition to Sovereignty |
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| TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY – Ambassador L. Paul Bremer and Iraqi President Sheikh Ghazi Ajil al-Yawar shake hands while United Kingdom Special Representative David Richmond and others look on during a ceremony celebrating the transfer of full governmental authority to the Iraqi Interim Government in Baghdad, Iraq, June 28, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen Forming a Government (Photo Essay) |
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| Insurgents Will Fail to Stop Iraqi Progress |
| WASHINGTON, June 28, 2005 – A year to the day after a new, democratic government assumed sovereignty in Iraq, insurgents there still are seeking to derail the country's political progress through violence, the State Department's senior official said today. Story |
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| IRAQ SOVEREIGNTY — President Bush received confirmation of Iraqi sovereignty from National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. He then wrote, “Let Freedom Reign!,” during the opening session of the NATO Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, June 28, 2004. |
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| Day of Great Hope |
| "Earlier today, 15 months after the liberation of Iraq, and two days ahead of schedule, the world witnessed the arrival of a free and sovereign Iraqi government ... After decades of brutal rule by a terror regime, the Iraqi people have their country back. This is a day of great hope for Iraqis and a day that terrorist enemies hoped never to see. The terrorists are doing all they can to stop the rise of a free Iraq, but their bombs and attacks have not prevented Iraqi sovereignty, and they will not prevent Iraqi democracy." |
| President George W. Bush, June 28, 2004
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| Leaders Mark First Anniversary |
| WASHINGTON, June 27, 2005 – The year since Iraq assumed sovereignty on June 28, 2004, has been marked by “some extraordinary achievements in the face of tremendous challenge,” President Bush said during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Story Video |
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