President Insists Iraq Headed For Democracy Despite Violence
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Iraq's interim president insisted Tuesday that his shattered country was heading toward democracy despite an upsurge in violence, as he wrapped up a visit to Poland.
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Prime Minister Ayad Allawi urged Iraqis Monday to unite behind democracy in the wake of the country's historic elections, but al-Qaida's arm in Iraq vowed to press ahead with its "holy war" despite its failure to stop the voting by millions of Iraqis.
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The elections in Iraq will set an example of democracy for the rest of the Middle East, President Bush said Friday.
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UNITED NATIONS - President Bush, defending his decision to invade Iraq, urged a vast assembly of world leaders Tuesday to stand united with the country's struggling government and said the proper response to spreading violence "is not to retreat, it is to prevail."   The country's prime minister, Ayad Allawi, offered an upbeat assessment after Bush's speech to the General Assembly of the United Nations, saying, "We are winning, we are making progress in Iraq, we are defeating terrorists," even as insurgents claimed they had killed a second American hostage in two days.    Of the brutal slayings, Bush said, "We will not allow these thugs and terrorists to decide your fate and to decide our fate."   Yet in a sign of continuing world unease with the situation, U.N...
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Iraq's interim government voiced  confidence Monday that an election scheduled for Jan. 30 will  go ahead despite violence and intimidation in some areas and a  threat of a boycott by the once dominant Sunni minority.
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Washington DC, Sept. 23 - After talks in the Oval Office President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi both insisted real progress is being made in Iraq thanks to the continued US commitment to seeing democracy take hold.
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President Bush says violence in Iraq and Afghanistan may increase ahead of elections there, but vows to persevere.
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President Bush and interim Iraqi  President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with  Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has  killed more than 70 in recent days.
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President Bush rejected calls for a delay in next month&#39;s Iraqi elections, insisting Thursday that the vote was too important to put off even though violence and chaos still grip the country.
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President Bush said Tuesday a new plan to increase U.S. and Iraqi forces in the besieged capital of Baghdad will help quell rising violence that is threatening Iraq's transformation to a self-sustaining democracy.
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President Bush said on Thursday that  Iraq's scheduled Jan. 30 elections should not be postponed  despite calls by some Iraqi politicians for a delay to improve  security against a deadly insurgency.
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President Bush acknowledged Monday that American military forces "can never guarantee 100 percent security" for Iraq's elections Jan. 30, but said the voting must proceed on schedule to let people choose democracy over terrorism.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said most of Iraq is ``completely safe&#39;&#39; and he pledged that terrorists won&#39;t prevent elections from being held in January as planned.
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President Bush held up Israel as a model for defining success in Iraq, saying Thursday that the goal of the U.S. mission there is not eliminating attacks but enabling a democracy that can function despite continuing violence.
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The president asserted that Iraq will be a beacon of freedom and that nations should not falter in the fight against terror.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani disputed on Tuesday reports of growing violence in his country and declared, "I can assure you there will be no civil war."
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BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Iyad Allawi vowed yesterday that Iraq would go ahead with national elections by January, even if rampant violence and insurgent activity make it impossible to open polls in such cities as Fallujah, which has been controlled for months by gangs and rebels.