Bush defiantly defends war in Iraq (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Wed, 03/19/2008 - 5:59pm

President George W.<br /><br />Bush speaks at the Pentagon in Washington March 19, 2008 on the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion in Iraq.<br /><br />(Jason Reed/Reuters)AP - President Bush defiantly defended the Iraq war Wednesday as U.S. troops began a sixth year of combat in the long and costly conflict that has dominated his presidency.

Bush conceded the war has been harder and more expensive than anticipated but insisted it has all been necessary to keep Americans safe.




 

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