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Bush "Cautiously Optimistic" for Mideast Peace Plan
(AP) Flying to Qatar to visit U.S. troops, a relaxed Bush talked for nearly an hour about his meeting Tuesday in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, with Arab leaders and his followup summit Wednesday in Aqaba, Jordan, with Sharon and Abbas. "I've spent enough time with Ariel Sharon to know when he says something he means it," Bush said. "I'm getting the same sense about Prime Minister Abbas." Bush said his own role would be "to keep the process moving." He promised Sharon and Abbas that he would "ride herd" on what happened, but wasn't sure they understood the expression. As for prospects for peace, Bush said: "I'm cautious because history tells you to be cautious....There are people who have openly declared their hostility to Israel and their desire to destroy Israeli citizens. There are people who would rather have chaos than a state."