The U.S.-led war in Iraq was good for Israel’s security, Ehud Olmert said. Despite the unpopularity among Americans of President Bush’s decision to topple Saddam Hussein in 2003, the Israeli prime minister said Wednesday that he had no doubt about the war’s regional benefits.
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