Another Big Bush Backflip

Bush Says U.S. Will Not Block Sadr Political Role:

"'The interim Iraqi government will deal with al-Sadr in the way they see fit,' Bush said at a Rose Garden press conference.

Bush spoke after interim Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar welcomed Sadr, the leader of a Shi'ite insurgency, to participate as a political leader in elections expected next January.

'They're sovereign,' Bush said. 'When we say we transfer full sovereignty, we mean we transfer full sovereignty. And they will deal with him appropriately.' "