Bush Criticizes Iraqi Troops
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Dec 20, 11:05 AM (ET)
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush expressed disappointment Monday with U.S.-trained Iraqi troops who have abandoned the battlefield and he cautioned that next month's elections in Iraq were only the beginning of a long process toward democracy. "When the heat got on, they left the battlefield - that is unacceptable," he said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush expressed disappointment Monday with U.S.-trained Iraqi troops who have abandoned the battlefield and he cautioned that next month's elections in Iraq were only the beginning of a long process toward democracy. "When the heat got on, they left the battlefield - that is unacceptable," he said.
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