Washington, Feb. 24, (BNA) Iraqis are now living a moment of choice between stability and sectarian conflicts, after Ali Al Hadi and Al Hassan shrines were blown up in Samarra and followed up by sweeping violence, US President George Bush said today.
Bush added in a statement in Washington today that the current situation should be looked at as a moment of choice-making but he expressed optimism over the Iraqi future. He also defended the US strategy in Iraq and said the future phase would witness further tension.