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Bush not satisfied with progress in Iraq
 WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush said on Thursday he was not satisfied with the central Iraqi governments record on reconciling the countrys rival sectarian groups and carrying out reforms, vowing to press for more progress.Bush conceded Prime Minister Nuri al-Malikis government needed to do more work but insisted it is functioning and passing budgets when asked if US troop reinforcements this year had given it enough room to press ahead with reconciliation as well as political and economic reform. Your statement says security does not provide room for government to stand up and function, but it is happening. Therefore, we will continue to press them on these laws and power sharing with the central government and provinces and the oil lot, Bush told a White House press conference. Key benchmarks Washington is using to measure progress in Iraq are the adoption of a law regulating the oil and gas industry, and a law allowing former members of Saddam Husseins Baath Party back into the government. Posted by: Steve White 2007-12-21 |
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