Spain PM-Elect Firm on Iraq Withdrawal

World | March 17, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Spain's prime minister-elect said his position on withdrawing troops from Iraq is unchanged despite an appeal from US President George Bush. Bush urged America's allies to stick together in the "war on terrorism", saying al-Qaeda wanted to defeat "freedom and democracy" in Iraq. But Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says he will pull out Spain's 1,300 troops unless the UN intervenes in Iraq.

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