Bush sets out 'mission for freedom' [View All]

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US President George Bush has mounted an impassioned defence of the invasion of Iraq and vowed to win the war on terror.

During the first day of his historic state visit to London he said the US and the UK "share a mission" as defenders of freedom across the globe.

And he told the audience at London's Banqueting House that the danger of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction aided by dictators represented "the greatest threat of our age".

He said: "The evil is in plain sight. The danger only increases with denial.

"Great responsibilities have fallen once again to the great democracies. We will face these threats with open eyes and we will defeat them."

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