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The press has been curiously reluctant to report my
constant public support for the president's strategy
in Iraq and his policies to fight terrorism. I have
been involved in the war on terrorism for two decades,
and in my view no world leader has better understood
the stakes in this global war than President Bush.
The president was right when he concluded that Saddam
Hussein was a menace who needed to be removed from
power. He understands that our enemies are not
confined to Al Qaeda, and certainly not just to Osama
bin Laden, who is probably trapped in his hide-out in
Afghanistan. As the bipartisan 9/11 commission
reported, there were contacts between Al Qaeda and
Saddam Hussein's regime going back a decade. We will
win the war against global terror only by staying on
the offensive and confronting terrorists and state
sponsors of terror - wherever they are. Right now, Abu
Musab al-Zarqawi, a Qaeda ally, is a dangerous threat.
He is in Iraq.
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A year and a half ago, President Bush asked me to come
to the Oval Office to discuss my going to Iraq to head
the coalition authority. He asked me bluntly, "Why
would you want to leave private life and take on such
a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?"
Without hesitation, I answered, "Because I believe in
your vision for Iraq and would be honored to help you
make it a reality." Today America and the coalition
are making steady progress toward that vision.
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