Those elections gave the Sunni-dominated Iraqiya party led by former prime minister Ayad Allawi the right to form the next government.

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Sunday that the trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will begin in Iraq as soon as next month.

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"And I believe that if we wilt or leave, America's security will be much worse off, " Bush said, in a joint appearance with Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi before reporters in the White House Rose Garden.

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Ayad Allawi, another Shia who was in exile in London, has gone some way to picking up the remnants of the Baath party, making links to trade unions and beefing up the revamped interior ministry he now controls.

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