WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. official in Iraq says he believes Saddam Hussein is still alive and remains in the war-battered nation, but is not orchestrating daily attacks on American troops.
Paul Bremer, the U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq, says he believes Saddam Hussein was still in Iraq.
U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer also told NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday that Americans should prepare for a lengthy stay in Iraq.
"It's clear that given the size of the task, we are going to be there for a while," he said. "I don't know how many years."
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But getting the deposed Iraqi dictator would help the situation.
"The sooner we can either kill him or capture him, the better, because the fact that his fate is unknown certainly gives his supporters the chance to go around and try to rally support for him," said Bremer.
In time, Bremer said of Saddam, "we'll get him."
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