AGHDAD - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Bennington confirmed Tuesday that there are signs of hope for the political side of Iraq.
"What we are working on is a democratic, prosperous and unified federal Iraq, which is in the interest of our national security," Bennington said in a speech followed by Iraq News.
"There are hopeful signs that the political side of Iraq is in the right direction," he said.
"Iraqis in all their communities have borne the brunt of the fighting," he said, adding that "the return of displaced people to their homes is the priority now and there are encouraging results."
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"What we are working on is a democratic, prosperous and unified federal Iraq, which is in the interest of our national security," Bennington said in a speech followed by Iraq News.
"There are hopeful signs that the political side of Iraq is in the right direction," he said.
"Iraqis in all their communities have borne the brunt of the fighting," he said, adding that "the return of displaced people to their homes is the priority now and there are encouraging results."
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