In Washington President Bush met with a group of victims of Saddam Hussein's regime, who had witnessed brutal actions against human rights.
President Bush said that the victims that he met "have suffered, one way or the other, because the tyrant was a law unto himself, and was willing to deny people basic human rights."
He said the stories that he heard from the victims were "compelling", and conveyed both sadness and bravery.
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"In the course of our discussion, we were also able to talk about what a contrast it is between a society which was willing to jail people, torture people and beat people and kill people, to a society that is beginning to understand the fruits of democracy and freedom."
President Bush assured the victims that the United States will stand with the Iraqi people, until Iraq can defend itself and will not be "a safe haven for the terrorists."
That is a very open ended commitment, which may take years to deliver.
The question is, are the American people prepared to stay the course?
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