Bush says Iraq task 'difficult but necessary'
(AFP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081214/capt.cps.omv50.141208164057.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=pkH5DOL.pdjlDo_iERfJsQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="US President George W. Bush (right) stands alongside Iraq's President Jalal Talabani at an honor cordon as he arrives at Salam Palace during an unannounced farewell visit to Baghdad. Bush said that the American intervention in Iraq had been difficult but "necessary."(AFP/Saul Loeb)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081214/pl_afp/usiraqbushdiplomacysecurity)AFP - US President George W. Bush said during a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday that the American intervention in Iraq had been difficult but "necessary."</p><br clear="all"/>
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