Bush Tries to Mend Ties With Latin America

[maddezmom]

SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush (news - web sites), trying to mend relations with Latin America, pledged Sunday to make a fresh push for stalled immigration reforms and defended the U.S. invasion of Iraq (news - web sites), saying that "history will prove it right."



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Both Bush and Lagos acknowledged they had disagreed about Iraq. "Most of the time we will be in agreement. Sometimes we won't," Lagos said. "But that's life."


Bush said he respected Lagos' decision and said they were still friends. "What we're doing is the right thing in Iraq and history will prove it right," the president said.


Bush said no one could argue that Iraq was better off with Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) out of power, or dispute the need to support democracy. The president mistakenly said Iraq's elections were being planned for June 30 rather than Jan. 30.


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