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United States President George W Bush defended the Iraq war before sceptical world leaders on Tuesday, calling on them to help Iraq develop into a democracy and vowing not to retreat against an insurgency that threatens more violence in the country.

In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Mr Bush made no apologies about his decision to go to war against Iraq in 2003 without UN Security Council backing, based on claims Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, which were not found.

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