WH regarding ME trip: "These folks.. Are on board with the freedom agenda and are pursuing it" [View All]

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http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/01/on_board_the_freedom_agenda_in.html#more

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Bush will be discussing his "freedome agenda'' with the king, according to a senior Bush administration official. Bush "will urge his majesty…to continue to do what he did in Lebanon…to make a strategic investment in the future of a region that would not be dominated by extremists."

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"That is the overwhelming story here," Hadley ininsisted, and when asked about the other story -- the administration's case against Iran and the pursuit of support for the administration's policy toward Irn, Hadley said everyone knows where Bush stands. ""They all agreed that it's a difficult situation that has to be addressed and will be dealt with in a diplomatic fashion."

"These folks.. Are on board with the freedom agenda and are pursuing it," he said.

Asked about the arms package sent up to Capitol Hll, Hadley said this is something they've been talking abo for some time -- a "pretty big package, lots of pieces.''