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Washington: US President George W Bush has said that the US will "stay the course" in Iraq, and although deposed Dictator Saddam Hussain is no longer a "menace", "We'll get him, we'll find him."

As US forces increasingly come under attack in the occupied Arab nation, Bush said the "US was back to fighting terrorists and bringing them to justice. These people, these terrorists want us to retreat, they want us to leave, because they know that a free and peaceful Iraq in their midst will damage their cause. And we will stay the course, we will do our job."

When asked how the US can be sure that Saddam Hussain is no longer a menace, Bush replied, "Well, he is no longer running a country. He's no longer torturing people. He's no longer developing mass graves. He's no longer threatening people and he is no longer in power. We'll get him, we'll find him."

Reiterating that the US was "committed" to help the Iraqis rebuild their society, he told reporters travelling with him in California, that a peaceful and free Iraq is essential to the security of the United States."

Asked whether the process of turning over Iraq to the Iraqis is being accelerated, Bush said "we have now stood up over 70,000 Iraqi citizens to be police, border patrol and beginnings of the military, so that Iraqis will be able to run their own country.

PTI