(Iraqi Shia cleric) Sadr criticises Bush on troop pullout

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Sadr criticises Bush on troop pullout
(AFP)

NAJAF, Iraq - A radical Iraqi Shia cleric, whose militia clashed with US troops last year, criticised President George W. Bush on Thursday for refusing to set a date for a troop withdrawal from the war-torn country.

Moqtada Sadr called the speech a “blow to international public opinion, the United Nations and the Iraqi people, who demanded during the Cairo meeting a timetable for withdrawing occupation troops.”

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“This speech is also an affront to the American people, who are demanding the return of their troops,” he added.

Sadr argued in his comments that a timetable “would not mean the victory of terrorist forces but would be a victory for all oppressed peoples.