Bush: Former Iraqi Regime 'Gone'

NPR | By Tom Gjelten

Published July 23, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

President Bush hails the deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons, who were killed in a gun battle with U.S. forces Tuesday. Bush says their deaths are a sign that the former Iraqi leader's regime "is gone and will not be coming back." Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

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