Bush Administration Legacy in the Middle East

Dec 5, 2008

Brookings Institution | Saban Center for Middle East Policy

President Bush spoke about the future of the Middle East and U.S. policy in the region. In his remarks he said that the Middle East was "freer and more hopeful" as a result of his administration's policies. He also spoke about security in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, countering Iranian influence in the area, and regional .. Read More
President Bush spoke about the future of the Middle East and U.S. policy in the region. In his remarks he said that the Middle East was "freer and more hopeful" as a result of his administration's policies. He also spoke about security in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, countering Iranian influence in the area, and regional economic progress. He also stated that there was no link between Saddam Hussein and attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001. This was a keynote address at the 2008 Saban Forum, "Strategic Choices: Challenges for the Next U.S. and Israeli Governments."

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00:00:11 Unidentified Speaker TODAY PRESIDENT BUSH SPOKE ABOUT HIS POLICIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND CALLED THE REGION A FREER, MORE...
00:00:35 Unidentified Speaker LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, JOHN THORNTON....
00:00:44 Unidentified Speaker LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
00:01:12 Unidentified Speaker MR. PRESIDENT, I AM SABAN. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME I WOULD LIKE...
00:03:40 Unidentified Speaker EVERYONE ELSE, IF I CAN FIND IT HERE, WORDS OF WISDOM FROM MY FAVORITE RABBI. [LAUGHTER]
00:03:56 Unidentified Speaker I GIVE UP. I SIMPLY ASKED YOU TO JOIN ME IN GIVING A WARM, WARM WELCOME TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED...
00:04:12 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. JOHN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY I WAS YOUR FAVORITE RABBI. ...
00:12:58 Unidentified Speaker SECOND, WE MADE CLEAR THAT HOSTILE REGIMES MUST END THEIR SUPPORT FOR TERROR AND THEIR PURSUIT OF...
00:20:26 Unidentified Speaker FINALLY, TO ADVANCE ALL THE PRINCIPLES I HAVE OUTLINED, SUPPORTING OUR FRIENDS, PRESSURING OUR ADVERSARIES,...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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