This Bush statement won't go over well in the Muslim world.
"I am concerned about a person that, one, tries to rewrite the history of the Holocaust, and two, has made it clear that his intentions are to destroy Israel," Bush said.
"Israel is a solid ally of the United States, we will rise to Israel's defense if need be. So this kind of menacing talk is disturbing. It's not only disturbing to the United States, it's disturbing for other countries in the world as well," he added.
Asked if he meant the United States would rise to Israel's defense militarily, Bush said: "You bet, we'll defend Israel."
Bush should have added that the US will defend any solid ally that is directly threatened like this. So if Iran threatened to destroy Iraq or Kuwait the US will use the same force to defend that nations right to exist as well.
It is good that Bush points out who his real friends are in the Middle East. We have backed the Israelis since their existence and it is no time to let them twist in the wind.
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