Iraq complicated war on terror: Gen

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday the US-led invasion of Iraq had made the world a more dangerous place and complicated t...

Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday the US-led invasion of Iraq had made the world a more dangerous place and complicated the war on terror.

Musharraf was asked in an interview on CNN if he thought the war in Iraq was a mistake. ‘‘It has ended up bringing more trouble to the world,’’ said the Pakistani leader. ‘‘(The world) is more dangerous … because (the Iraq war) has aroused the passions of the Muslims more,’’ he said, describing the US-led coalition as ‘‘bogged down’’ in Iraq.

‘‘(The war in Iraq) has complicated the war on terror … it has made the job more difficult,’’ said Musharraf. On NBC, he said the issue was greater than the removal of Saddam Hussein and that the US had to do more to resolve the Palestinian conflict.

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‘‘The deeper issue is … all political disputes involving Muslims, where Muslims are being seen on television, daily, being killed. Palestinians, we see every day what is happening there. All these are images which have created an antipathy against the US in the Islamic world,’’ said Musharraf, who met President Bush on Wednesday.

Musharraf said that even if the US succeeded in Iraq, the region’s problems would not be resolved until the Israeli-Palestinian issue was dealt with.

Meanwhile…

In his weekly radio address, President Bush promised on Saturday that more than $9 billion would be spent to rebuild Iraqi schools, hospitals and upgrade the power grid and coomunication system.

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