White House Defends Bush Comments After al-Maliki Criticism

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"The White House on Wednesday defended President Bush from criticism by Nouri al-Maliki after the embattled Iraqi prime minister lashed out at American lawmakers calling for a no-confidence vote on his regime.

"Prime Minister Maliki knows where the president stands," National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe told reporters.

Johndroe said that after Bush's comments Tuesday in Canada, the White House had tried to make clear that Bush was not distancing himself from Maliki."

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