Going with Cheney to 9/11 commission

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REPORTERS QUIZ BUSH Bush answers questions about Iraq and 9/11   • Introduction  • Comparing Iraq to Vietnam  • More troops in Iraq?  • Personal responsibility for 9/11  • August 6, 2001, briefing  • Apology for 9/11?  • Coalition as window dressing?  • Going with Cheney to 9/11 commission  • Was going to war worth it?

QUESTION: Mr. President, why are you and the vice president insisting on appearing together before the 9/11 commission?

And, Mr. President, who will we be handing the Iraqi government over to on June 30th?

BUSH: We'll find that out soon. That's what [U.N. envoy Lakhdar] Brahimi is doing. He's figuring out the nature of the entity we'll be handing sovereignty over.

And, secondly, because the 9/11 commission wants to ask us questions, that's why we're meeting. And I look forward to meeting with them and answering their questions.

QUESTION: I was asking why you're appearing together, rather than separately, which was their request.

BUSH: Because it's a good chance for both of us to answer questions that the 9/11 Commission is looking forward to asking us. And I'm looking forward to answering them.

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