President Bush said his administration is committed to a “peaceful Palestine.” Speaking aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in a prime-time address to the nation on May 1, Bush declared military operations in Iraq a success and said Israeli-Palestinian peace was part of his commitment to freedom across the world, also citing Iraq and Afghanistan.
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