Thursday, June 23, 2005
Presidential RhetIraq: PM al-Jaafari
Who: Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Source: MSNBC - Hardball with David Gregory
Quote:
GREGORY: Vice President Cheney said a few days ago that he thinks the insurgency is in its final throes. Do you agree with that?
AL-JAAFARI: Indeed. It's true. We do not call them insurgents. We call them terrorists. Because that's what they do. They carry out acts of terrorism against innocent people, men, women and children and it is true that with the help of friends and with the support of our friends and with our securing our borders, we will very soon defeat terrorism.
GREGORY: You're going to meet with President Bush tomorrow at the White
House. What will you ask him for?
AL-JAAFARI: First of all, we have to say that as a result of the increasing security operation, the terrorist element has greatly reduced and Iraq is much more secure and safe now. As far as my meeting with President Bush, from a position of mutual self-respect I will ask President Bush to help us in our plight, the help the Iraqi people — anything that benefits the Iraqi people I will ask of him.
Source: MSNBC - Hardball with David Gregory
Quote:
GREGORY: Vice President Cheney said a few days ago that he thinks the insurgency is in its final throes. Do you agree with that?
AL-JAAFARI: Indeed. It's true. We do not call them insurgents. We call them terrorists. Because that's what they do. They carry out acts of terrorism against innocent people, men, women and children and it is true that with the help of friends and with the support of our friends and with our securing our borders, we will very soon defeat terrorism.
GREGORY: You're going to meet with President Bush tomorrow at the White
House. What will you ask him for?
AL-JAAFARI: First of all, we have to say that as a result of the increasing security operation, the terrorist element has greatly reduced and Iraq is much more secure and safe now. As far as my meeting with President Bush, from a position of mutual self-respect I will ask President Bush to help us in our plight, the help the Iraqi people — anything that benefits the Iraqi people I will ask of him.
