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Bush defends Israel, takes Hamas threats seriously
EFL(al-Reuters) - President Bush on Tuesday defended Israelâs right to defend itself against Hamas and said he may send a delegation to the region next week to try to keep the peace process alive following the assassination of the groupâs leader by Israeli forces. Said delegation being not expected to actually accomplish anything. Bush also said his administration took seriously any threats by Hamas against the United States. "Any country has the right to defend itself from terror. Israel has the right to defend herself from terror. And as she does so, I hope she keeps consequences in mind as to how to make sure we stay on the path to peace," Bush said in his first public comment on Mondayâs Thatâs actually a fairly mundane point: there may be times when it is to Israelâs tactical advantage to not go all out. Bush did not repeat a statement by [White House spokesman Scott] McClellan on Monday that Washington was "deeply troubled" by Yassinâs killing. "Iâm worried about terrorist groups targeting America," Bush said when asked about possible threats by Hamas against the United States. "Whether it be an Hamas threat, or an al Qaeda threat, we take them very seriously in this administration." "In other words, mess with us and youâll be begging the Israelis to save you from us." Posted by: Mike 2004-03-23 |
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