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2nd lead Writethru: Bush says "major combat operations" over inIraq

2nd lead Writethru: Bush says "major combat operations" over in Iraq

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Speaking on the deck of a homebound US aircraft carrier, President George W. Bush announced Thursday that the "major combat operations" in Iraq have ended and the US-led forces "have prevailed."

"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed," Bush said in a nationally-televised speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is at sea off the California coast.

"Now our coalition is engaged in securing and reconstructing that country," Bush said, warning at the same time that the US-led allied forces still "have difficult ...

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