President Bush noted that the United States has a clear mission in Iraq to fight "terrorists" and foster democracy there, yet a new poll shows that fewer than half of Americans share his belief.
Also Saturday, the State Department said Secretary of State Colin Powell will go to Iraq after finishing discussions with fellow U.N. Security Council members over deep differences on U.S. plans for the country.
A CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll released Friday found that nearly six in 10 Americans, or 59 percent, said they did not think the Bush administration has a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq.
"We are following a clear strategy with three objectives: destroy the terrorists, enlist international support for a free Iraq and quickly transfer authority to the Iraqi people," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address.
In his radio address, Bush said U.S.-led coalition forces continue to take action against loyalists of Saddam Hussein and foreign "terrorists," and the United States is moving forward on a specific plan to return sovereignty and authority to Iraqi citizens. (Albawaba.com)
