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Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040421-5.html
Bush: "Palestinian Leadership Has Failed the People Year After Year"
(White House) - Speaking to the Newspaper Association of America on Wednesday, President Bush said: "Ariel Sharon came to America and he stood up with me and he said, we are pulling out of Gaza and parts of the West Bank. In my judgment, the whole world should have said, thank you, Ariel. Now we have a chance to begin the construction of a peaceful Palestinian state." "The Palestinian leadership has failed the people year after year after year. And now is the time for the world to step up and take advantage of this opportunity and help to build a Palestinian state that's committed to the principles of individual rights, and rule of law, and fairness, and justice so the Palestinian people have a chance to grow a peaceful state, and so that Israel has a partner in peace - not a launching pad of terrorist attacks on her border." "The development of a nuclear weapon in Iran...would be intolerable to peace and stability in the Middle East...particularly since their stated objective is the destruction of Israel."