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Bush refuses to criticize Carter's meetings with Hamas leaders
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The Canadian Press: Bush refuses to criticize Carter's meetings with Hamas leaders
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Excerpt
WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush is not openly criticizing former president Jimmy Carter for his meetings last week with representatives of the militant Palestinian group Hamas.
Bush says Hamas is undermining peace in the Middle East because its foreign policy objective is the destruction of Israel.
He said at a news conference Tuesday that Hamas complicates the situation in the region by firing rockets into Israel and trying to destabilize it
Bush says he does not see Hamas changing as it must if there is to be a two-state solution in the Middle East. Bush administration figures including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized Carter for meeting Hamas leaders in Syria.
Bush said he has not spoken with Carter since his return from the region.
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Comment:
Even Bush has more class than Israel and most media sources in this country.