Bush Goal: Palestinian State by 2009

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By Mike Allen and Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, November 13, 2004; Page A01

President Bush set a goal yesterday of ensuring the creation of a peaceful, democratic Palestinian state alongside Israel before he leaves office in 2009. With British Prime Minister Tony Blair at his side, Bush pledged to put the resources of the United States and the prestige of his presidency behind the quest.

"I'd like to see it done in four years," Bush said. "I think it is possible."

Bush, aiming to mend transatlantic ties that were frayed over Iraq, announced that the first foreign trip of his new term will be to Europe.

The president and the prime minister said the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who was buried three hours before they spoke, provided a promising new chance for achieving what Bush called "a just and peaceful resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict based on two democratic states -- Israel and Palestine."

"I believe we've got a great chance to establish a Palestinian state, and I intend to use the next four years to spend the capital of the United States on such a state," Bush said in an East Room news conference with Blair, his closest ally. "I believe it is in the interest of the world that a truly free state develop."

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1. I guess that nobody believes Bush*

I don't either. He is guilty of serial lying in the past, and has totally ignored the I/P problem, since it's just another "Clinton issue," like Osama bin Laden. So I don't blame anybody for not replying to this thread. I'm sure that Bush* has already forgotten what he said. I guess I posted this article mostly to mock what he said, never a good idea, since I didn't believe him for a minute.:-(