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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush brought up al-Qaida 14 times Wednesday in a 26-minute speech marking the anniversary of the Iraq war. He wasn't coy about his point: If America stops fighting in Iraq, there could well be new attacks at home by Osama bin Laden's terror network.
"Defeating this enemy in Iraq will make it less likely that we'll face the enemy here at home," Bush said.
Conversely, he added: "To allow our enemies to prevail in Iraq ... would be to ignore the lessons of September the 11th and make it more likely that America would suffer another attack like the one we experienced that day."
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