The number of Iraqis seeking political asylum in Europe doubled in 2007. According to the UN Iraqis are the world's biggest national group of refugees and their numbers have almost reached the peak seen in 2002 under Saddam Hussein.
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"If you look back on those five years it has been a difficult, challenging but nonetheless successful endeavor ... and it has been well worth the effort," --V.P. 'Darth' Cheney in Baghdad.