Bush Resolute On Iraqi Elections ; U.S. Will Do Its Best to Protect Voters

The Washington Times › January 10, 2005

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President Bush said yesterday it is "the job of the world" to make sure the Jan. 30 elections in Iraq are successful and vowed the U.S. military will do "the best job" it can to ensure all Iraqis are able to vote freely for the first time in the nation's history.

"Our job is to try to provide as much security along with the Iraqis to give people a chance to express their will. And no doubt about it, there are people trying to kill people who want to vote," Mr. Bush said in the Oval Office. "This is a big moment for the Iraqi people."

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Bush Resolute On Iraqi Elections ; U.S. Will Do Its Best to Protect Voters

The president said insurgents are sending a message that "if you vote, we'll kill you" and acknowledged that terrorists in at least four provinces of the war-torn nation a...

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