[PER] GfK, Netherlands & Al Qaeda
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congeries"After being confronted with a GfK survey indicating that a majority of Dutch nationals want the nation's troops to return home, Bush said: "I would ask them to think of the Iraqi citizens who don't want people to withdraw because they want to be free".
"And I would remind the Dutch citizens that Al Qaeda has an interest in Iraq for a reason and that interest is that this is a front in the war against terror," the President said."
The [Dutch] Cabinet has not yet made a decision about the extension of the mission beyond 1 July this year and the Parliament had demanded that the Prime Minister refrain from making promises to Bush during his two-day visit. - Bush awaits Dutch decision on Iraqi mission
"And I would remind the Dutch citizens that Al Qaeda has an interest in Iraq for a reason and that interest is that this is a front in the war against terror," the President said."
The [Dutch] Cabinet has not yet made a decision about the extension of the mission beyond 1 July this year and the Parliament had demanded that the Prime Minister refrain from making promises to Bush during his two-day visit. - Bush awaits Dutch decision on Iraqi mission
