US President George W Bush has said that success in Iraq is vital to US security interests and essential to defeating extremism in the Middle East. He said that if Iraq became a failed state, extremists could use it to try to establish a "radical empire from Spain to Indonesia".However he told Americans they "can have confidence that we will prevail".His comments come two weeks ahead of crucial mid-term elections, amid public dissatisfaction over policy in Iraq.//en.yabiladi.com/topics/bush-warning-iraq-terror-risk-source-44-1452143-1452143.html#msg-1452143 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:50:52 +0200 Phorum 5.2.15