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Article: The President's news conference with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq in Amman, Jordan.(Week Ending Friday, December 1, 2006)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- December 4, 2006
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November 30, 2006
President Bush. Good morning. It's good to be in Amman. I first want to thank His Majesty King Abdullah for his gracious hospitality.
Prime Minister Maliki and I just had a very productive meeting. This is the third time we've met since he took office 6 months ago, and with each meeting, I'm coming to know him better. He's a strong leader who wants a free and democratic Iraq to succeed. The United States is determined to help him achieve that goal.
I told the Prime Minister we're ready to make changes to better support the unity Government of Iraq and that certain key principles behind our strategy remain firm, and they're ...