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Bush 'Inspired' to Have Traveled to Free, Democratic Iraq |
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Wednesday, 14 June 2006President Bush talks to reporters during White House press conference, Wednesday
President Bush says he was "inspired" to be able to visit the capital of a free and democratic Iraq.
Mr. Bush made the comment Wednesday at the White House, one day after making a surprise visit to Baghdad.
He also said it was a pleasure to meet face-to-face with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Tuesday, in Baghdad, President Bush pledged to stand by Iraq's new government until it is capable of defending itself.
He told Mr. al-Maliki the future of country is in his hands, and that the United States will help him succeed. The Iraqi prime minister said his government is determined to succeed and will defeat terrorism with the help of the United States.
Most Iraqi political leaders called the president's visit a significant gesture of support for the new national unity government. Supporters of radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr staged a demonstration in Baghdad Wednesday to protest Mr. Bush's visit.
The president also told American troops in Iraq that the United States will continue to help build a free Iraq, and will hunt down people like Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida in Iraq leader who was killed last week.
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Wednesday, 14 June 2006
VOA News
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