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Iraqis expressed anger with President Bush’s pledge in his State of the Union address to stay the course in Iraq, while others said they believed the Americans had little choice but to stick it out to prevent civil war. Bush said in his address Tuesday that “a sudden withdrawal of our forces” would abandon “our Iraqi allies to death and prison.” He said the United States had little option but to “keep our word, defeat our enemies and stand behind the American military in its vital mission.” Full Story