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US President George W. Bush and Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi walking out of Oval Office2. Cutaway Bush speaking3. SOUNDBITE (English) US President George W. Bush:\"The enemies of freedom are using suicide...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eWashington DC\u003cbr/\u003e1. US President George W. Bush and Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi walking out of Oval Office\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cutaway Bush speaking\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) US President George W. Bush:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The enemies of freedom are using suicide bombing, beheadings and other horrific acts to try to block progress.  We are sickened by the atrocities but will never be intimidated and freedom is winning.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Reporters\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) US President George W. Bush:\u003cbr/\u003e\"If we stop fighting the terrorists in Iraq they would be free to plot and plan attacks elsewhere - in America and other free nations.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice listening\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (English) Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I know it is difficult, but the coalition must stand firm. When governments negotiate with terrorists everyone in the free world suffers. When political leaders sound the sirens of defeatism in the face of terrorism, that only encourages more violence.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Reporters\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English) US President George W. Bush:\u003cbr/\u003e\"He didn't say that to me, but if he were to say that I'd listen to him.  Just like I've said all along, when our commanders say that they need our support, they'll get support, because we are going to succeed in this mission.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Reporters taking notes\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi:\u003cbr/\u003e\"To have more troops... we don't need.  What we need really is to train more Iraqi's because this is ultimately for Iraqi's forces to take responsibility.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Allawi and Bush together at podium\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (English) US President George W. Bush:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's hard work, the American people know that.  But I believe it is necessary work, and I believe that a leader must be consistent and clear and not change positions when times get tough.  And the times have been hard, but I understand what mixed messages do.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Allawi listening\u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide shot of press conference\u003cbr/\u003eABC - No Access  Internet\u003cbr/\u003eColumbus, Ohio  \u003cbr/\u003e16. Pan from fire truck to Democratic nominee for President, Senator John Kerry\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE (English) John Kerry, Democratic nominee for President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think the Prime Minister is obviously contradicting his own statement of a few days ago that the terrorists are pouring into the country.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Reporters\u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE (English) Senator John Kerry:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The prime minister and the president are here obviously to put the best face on their policy. But the fact is that CIA estimates, the reporting, the ground operations and the soldiers in the field all tell a different story.\"\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide shot of press conference\u003cbr/\u003e21. Various shots of Allawi walking into House chamber\u003cbr/\u003e22. Shots of Allawi approaching podium to address joint meeting\u003cbr/\u003e23. Shots of members of Congress applauding\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE (English) Ayad Allawi, Iraqi Interim Prime Minister:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I know that some have speculated, even doubted whether this date can be met. So let me be absolutely clear: elections will occur in Iraq on time in January because Iraqis want elections on time.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. Cutaways of crowd applauding\u003cbr/\u003eStanding beside Iraq's interim leader, US President George W. Bush contended Thursday that insurgents could \"plot and plan attacks elsewhere, in America and other free nations,\" if the United States pulled out. \u003cbr/\u003eAfter meeting with interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in Washington DC, Bush said he expects violence in Iraq to escalate as the country moves toward elections scheduled for January. \u003cbr/\u003eEven so, Allawi discounted the need for more foreign soldiers.\u003cbr/\u003eBriefing lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, General John Abizaid, commander of U.S. troops in the Middle East, said it was possible that more troops would be needed to secure Iraq's elections, but that Iraqi or international troops may be able to do the job instead.      \u003cbr/\u003eBush said his top commander there has not asked for more troops but if he did, \"I'd listen to him.\" \"To have more troops, we don't need,\" Allawi said, suggesting that Iraq instead should train its own security forces.\u003cbr/\u003eIn a clear jab at Democratic opponent John Kerry, Bush said the United States must remain in Iraq to fight insurgents, who he said are part of the global terror threat.\u003cbr/\u003eKerry has said that U.S. forces can prevail in Iraq if led properly, and he's set a goal of beginning to withdraw troops within six months of taking office and of being out of Iraq in four years.\u003cbr/\u003eSpeaking in Columbus, Ohio just before Bush and Allawi appeared at the White House, Kerry said that both Bush and Allawi were putting \"their best face\" on policy in Iraq. He also said that statistics tell a different story.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite Bush's and Allawi's contentions, Kerry said, things are not getting better in Iraq \"and we need to change the course to protect our troops and to win.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBefore meeting with Bush, Allawi told a joint meeting of Congress that his country is moving successfully past the war that ousted Saddam Hussein and vowed that elections will take place next year as scheduled, \"because Iraqis want elections on time.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAllawi's speech before Congress, one of his first to a wider audience than those in Iraq, was punctuated by warm applause and standing ovations. Allawi joined in the applause and smiled broadly as he mingled among the lawmakers afterward.\u003cbr/\u003eHe echoed several of Bush's statements on Iraq, and sought to tie his country's struggle to the larger fight against global terrorism. 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