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Bush encourages democracy in Lebanon
Washington Times ^ | Wednesday, April 20, 2005 | By James G. Lakely

Posted on 04/20/2005 1:30:42 AM PDT by JohnHuang2

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Bush said yesterday he was not worried that the spread of democracy in the Middle East will give birth to greater anti-Americanism and lead to the rise of radicals in power. "I believe that a true, free society, one that self-governs, one that listens to the people, will be a peaceful society -- not an angry society, but a peaceful society," Mr. Bush said during an interview with the Lebanese Broadcasting Company, which aired in that country in prime time last night. "If that's the ultimate feeling of the people, the government -- if it's a true democracy -- will reflect that."

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