U.S. administrator says goal is to give Iraqis own destiny

Tuesday, May 13, 2003

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The man chosen to lead U.S. efforts to put postwar Iraq on track to democracy, L. Paul Bremer, said upon his arrival in the capital Monday that his goal is to help Iraqis "regain control of their own destiny" after decades of rule by Saddam Hussein.

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