IRAQ - Aug. 8 - Bush Touts Accomplishments.Speaking at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, US Pres. Bush asserts that there has been significant progress in pacifying pac·i·fy tr.v. pac·i·fied, pac·i·fy·ing, pac·i·fies 1. To ease the anger or agitation of. 2. To end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in. Iraq and dismisses as "pure politics" charges that he took the US to war under false pretenses False representations of material past or present facts, known by the wrongdoer to be false, and made with the intent to defraud a victim into passing title in property to the wrongdoer. . He says: "This is our 100th day since the major military operations have ended. And since then, we've made good progress. Iraq is more secure. The economy of Iraq Iraq's economy is dominated by the petroleum sector, which has traditionally provided about 95% of foreign exchange earnings. In the 1980s, financial problems caused by massive expenditures in the eight-year war with Iran and damage to oil export facilities by Iran led the government to is beginning to improve". Bush says that he grieves whenever a US soldier dies in Iraq, but that the sacrifice is "part of the war on terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism ". He says: "We learned a lesson September the 11th, and that is our nation is vulnerable to attack. The best way to secure America is to get the enemy before they get us, and that's what's happening in Iraq. And we're grateful for the sacrifices of our soldiers". |
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