Bush made the comment in a Washington speech today. It was his third speech this month to bolster public support for the war.
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The president said Hussein was a tyrant and used violence to exacerbate sectarian divisions to keep himself in power. Bush said that as a result, deep tensions persist to this day in Iraq.
(AP)
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