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Article: America must let Iraq rebuild itself A view from the Governing Council
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- International Herald Tribune
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- October 20, 2003
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Iyad Alawi
International Herald Tribune
10-20-2003
No Iraqi will ever forget the momentous April day when a crowd of hundreds of cheering Baghdadis, helped by an American armored vehicle, pulled the huge statue of Saddam Hussein to the ground. With this act, we tore down three decades of tyranny and repression and began building in its place a foundation for freedom, democracy and a better future for our children. To see that this goal is achieved, the Bush administration has challenged me and my colleagues on the Iraqi Governing Council to draft a constitution within six months and to move as quickly as possible to hold internationally monitored, free elections. We gladly accept that ...