* comments on Saddam verdict - pics

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U.S. President George W. Bush walks on the tarmac of Waco TSTC airport in Texas November 5, 2006. Bush on Sunday hailed the guilty verdict returned against former Iraqi president Saddam as a 'major achievement' for Iraq's young democracy. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)


President Bush pauses as he talks about former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's conviction Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)


U.S. President George W. Bush speaks to the media about the Saddam Hussein trial verdict at Waco TSTC airport in Texas November 5, 2006. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)

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President Bush walks away from the podium after making remarks about former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's conviction Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)


Bush hails verdict as milestone for Iraq
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
6 minutes ago


WACO, Texas - President Bush said Sunday that Saddam Hussein's conviction was a signature achievement for Iraq's fledgling democracy.

Bush called the verdict "a milestone in the Iraqi people's efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law."

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"It's a major achievement for Iraq's young democracy and its constitutional government," the president said at the airport before flying to Nebraska and Kansas on a campaign swing for Republican candidates two days before congressional elections.

"The man who once struck fear in the hearts of Iraqis had to listen to free Iraqis recount the acts of torture and murder that he ordered against their families and against them," Bush said in brief remarks.

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"Today, the victims of this regime have received a measure of the justice which many thought would never come," Bush said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061105/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_saddam_10