http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040405/D81OO6T82.html
Anyone see the irony in his statement?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Bush said Monday he is committed to the June 30 deadline for transferring power in Iraq and will not be deterred by violence and an armed Shiite revolt against the U.S.-led occupation.
"The deadline remains firm," Bush told reporters.
Bush also criticized a radical Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, whose supporters rioted in Baghdad and four other cities in fighting that killed at least 52 Iraqis, eight U.S. troops and a Salvadoran soldier.
"This is one person that is deciding that rather than allowing democracy to flourish, he's going to exercise force," Bush said. "We just can't let it stand."
An Iraqi judge has issued a murder arrest for al-Sadr for the killing of another Shiite leader, coalition officials said
"This is a person and followers who are trying to say we don't want democracy, as a matter of fact, we'll decide the course of democracy by the use of force, and that is the opposite of democracy," Bush said.
He said the United States would not be deterred from meeting the June 30 deadline for transferring authority in Iraq.
"The intention is to make sure the deadline remains the same," Bush said.
Anyone see the irony in his statement?
