[CNN] President Bush on Wednesday told CNN he would personally "facilitate" peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis, saying the formation of a democratic Palestinian state was the best way to bring peace to the region. When asked whether the peace process can overcome opposition from Hamas, Bush said "the best way to defeat those terrorists and radicals...is through a vision based upon liberty." "Ultimately, if this can be done, if the state can be laid out - what the state should look like - then it gives people like President Abbas the chance to go to the Palestinians and say, 'You can have their vision of violence or this vision of peace, take your pick.'" "America can't impose our vision on the two parties," Bush said. "If that happens, then there's not going to be a deal that will last."
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