Washington, Nov 13: America's civil administrator in Iraq, L Paul Bremer has said "Iraq is a tough situation," but expressed optimism about the "ultimate outcome" there. Bremer, talking to reporters after two days of conferring with US President George W Bush and his top officials about the security situation in Iraq, said the talks focused on two important problems -- "how do we win the war on terrorism in Iraq and how do we move toward a sovereign Iraqi government where the Iraqis have responsibility for their own affairs".
"We're going to have difficult days ahead because the terrorists are determined to deny the Iraqis the right to run their own country. We're not going to let them get away with that," Bremer said.
Bremer's comments came amid reports that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has warned that resistance to the coalition forces in Iraq could strengthen in coming months. Bureau Report