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DEFIANT BUSH STANDS FIRM AGAINST HEZ TERROR THUGS
NY Post ^ | 8/1/06 | Deborah Orin
Posted on 08/01/2006 5:17:41 AM PDT by teddyballgame
August 1, 2006 -- President Bush yesterday defied world pressure and stood behind Israel's refusal to agree to an immediate cease-fire, after Israeli bombs killed at least 54 people in the Lebanese town of Qana. "We want there to be a long-lasting peace, one that is sustainable," the president said in Miami.
"It is important to remember this crisis began with Hezbollah's unprovoked terrorist attacks against Israel. Israel is exercising its right to defend itself. We mourn the loss of innocent life, both in Lebanon and Israel."
Bush said the bombing in Qana was "awful," and acknowledged "there's been a lot of pressure on Israel to stop" - but he told Fox News Channel's Neil Cavuto that's not the solution.
"What we've got to do is put pressure on the world to help create the conditions so that when there's a cease-fire, it lasts. Stopping for the sake of stopping is - can be - OK, except it won't address the root cause of the problem," Bush told Fox.
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