Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister: "There is no option of cutting and running"

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23819009.htm

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In London, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih said Iraqi forces were gradually taking over responsibility for security but added that Iraq needed the support of the international community to combat what he called "a difficult onslaught by terrorists".

"We must win this battle and we will win it. But the rest of the world including the UK and the United States must understand that the stakes are very high in Iraq. There is no option of cutting and running," Salih told Sky television.

"The fate of Iraq is vital to the future of the Middle East and the world order," said Salih, in London for talks with Prime Minister Tony Blair.

I guess the BushCo speech writers are working for the Iraqi gov't?