The Iraqi defense minister described his country's border with Syria as a "source of evil," as U.S. President George W. Bush refused Wednesday to set a pullout timetable for Iraq and said his goal was "complete victory." Shortly ahead of Bush's speech, Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi warned Syria that his government's patience was running out. "My brothers, this is historic, national and legitimate mission. You are protecting this gate at the western border that used to be a source of evil to Iraq and a source for the entrance of vampires into Iraq," he said during a visit to the western border town of Husaybah.Dulaimi said: "We tell our neighbors, take care of your own affairs and don't interfere in Iraq's affairs ... Iraqis are heading for the future and they will not be stopped by a car bomb or a filthy body rigged with explosives. You should not be a gate of evil to us. I hope you will be a good gate. I also tell them don't let our patience run out." He added that "this evil alliance between Muslim extremists and Baathists in Iraqi will not succeed."