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In his first press conference of the new year president George W . Bush said the agreement reached with North Korea on its nuclear program was quote unique. And an important step in the right direction. At the six party talks in Beijing. North Korea agreed to specific actions. That will bring us closer to a Korean Peninsula that is free of nuclear weapons. US officials described the deal as a major breakthrough. By conservatives complained -- rewarded bad behavior by North Korea . Democrats meanwhile charged bush allowed North Korea to become a nuclear weapon state. Without gaining much improvement over a deal under former President Bill Clinton. The assessment made by some that this is not a good deal is. Flat wrong now. Those who say. The north Koreans have got to prove themselves by actually following through on the deal all right and I -- This is a good first step. Bush also continued to make that case or sending more soldiers to Iraq. He told reporters that it was unclear. It -- leaders ordered weapons to Iraq Deborah Lutterbeck Reuters.