Iraqi prime minister says U.S.-led forces needed

Saturday, June 5, 2004

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's new prime minister made his first address to the nation Friday, saying a rapid U.S. withdrawal from the country would be a "major disaster" because Iraqis are not ready to handle their own security.

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