Iraqi Elections Must Go On - Bush

Thursday, President Bush stated "The elections should not be postponed. It's time for the Iraqi citizens to go to the polls and that's why we are very firm on the Jan. 30 date" after meeting with Nigerian President Olusegan Obasanjo.

The American forces in Iraq will gain some 12,000 troops in the coming weeks to help calm the resistance. The elections have been criticized by many Iraqi politicians who feel now is not the best time to elect officers while Sunni muslim areas are still unrest.

Source: Reuters