Putin said the same thing. He knows it to be true.
Iraqi terrorists want Bush out of office, says Putin
GEORGE Bushs campaign received a boost from Vladimir Putin yesterday when the Russian leader said terrorists in Iraq wanted to derail the United States presidents chances of being re-elected.
Mr Putin said international terrorism would receive a "new impulse" if it was successful in its aim of seeing Mr Bush lose the election.
"I consider the activities of terrorists in Iraq are not as much aimed at coalition forces but more personally against President Bush," Mr Putin said.
"International terrorism has as its goal to prevent the election of President Bush to a second term," he said. "If they achieve that goal, then that will give international terrorism a new impulse and extra power."
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