WASHINGTON - The White House condemned Friday the latest violence in Iraq as "deplorable" while reiterating that President George W. Bush will meet with Iraqi leader Nuri al-Maliki on November 29-30 in Jordan.
"These ruthless acts of violence are deplorable. It is an outrage that these terrorists are targeting innocents in a brazen effort to topple a democratically elected government. These killers will not succeed," said White House spokesman Scott Stanzel.