Citing New Delhi among the cities that have been struck by terrorists since the US waged a war against terror after September 11, 2001 strikes, President George W Bush has asserted that fight against terrorism is far from over.

"Since September 11, terrorists have launched attacks in Casablanca, Mombasa, Jerusalem, Amman, Riyadh, Baghdad, Karachi, New Delhi, Bali and Jakarta," Bush said in a speech to the New Hampshire Air and Army National Guard Reservists in New Hampshire on Wednesday.

After all the action the US has taken and all the progress it has made against terror, there is a temptation to think the danger has passed. However, the danger has not passed, he emphasised.

The terrorists, Bush said, continue to plot and plan against the US and its people. "America has only one option: We must fight this war until the work is done."

Referring to Iraq, he said, "Our work in Iraq has been long, it is hard and it is not finished. We will stay the course. We will complete our job. And beyond Iraq, the war on terror continues. We will persevere and victory is certain."

The US goal in Iraq, Bush said, is to leave behind a stable, self-governing society, which will no longer be a threat to West Asia and the US. "We are following an orderly plan to reach this goal," he said, pointing out Iraq now has a governing council, which has appointed interim ministers. Once a constitution has been written, Iraq will move towards national elections.