Bush, Rice news conference

August 7, 2006 by element115
Transcript --> The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon is of deep concern to all Americans, and alleviating it will remain a priority of my government.

I also believe that innocent civilians in Israel should not have to live in bunkers in fear of missile attacks.

QUESTION: Many strategists say that we'll never get to the bottom of this crisis unless the U.S. engages directly with Syria and Iran.

Why not talk to them directly about this and have a back-and-forth conversation?

BUSH: Yes, that's an interesting question. I have been reading about that, that people have been posing that question.


BUSH: ...we're committed to a democracy. That's why we're making sacrifices in Iraq to build democracy.

Hezbollah is trying to create the chaos necessary to stop the advance of peace.

...this has been time that's been well-spent over the last couple of weeks.

QUESTION: Mr. President, you've spoken with Prime Minister Blair and Chancellor Merkel about this. Have you spoken directly with Prime Ministers Olmert and Saniora? And if not, why not?

BUSH: Because Condi's handling those conversations, and she's doing a fine job of doing so.

BUSH: Islamic fascism. They try to spread it as well by taking the attack to those of us who love freedom.

...anger and resentment bubbled forth with an attack - with a series of attacks, the most dramatic of which was on September the 11th.

BUSH: Prime Minister Olmert was making progress in reaching out to President Abbas and others in the region to develop a Palestinian state, that that caused a terrorist reaction.

...what you're watching now is diplomatic efforts to address the problem.

What Secretary Rice is doing, as well as me, is we are dealing with a lot of different interests.

...we've got a strategy, strategy for freedom in the Middle East which protects the American people in the long run.
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