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NEWS REPORT - January 18

President Bush’s Middle East visit finished. While Fox News recognized it as an attempt to improve the conditions in the region, Dar al hayat condemed it as a meaningless undertaking and compared it to an emperor’s promotional tour in ancient days.

Fox News article: Bush Predicts Mideast Peace Treaty Before He Leaves White House

Dar al hayat article: The Emperor’s Tour

What do you think is gained or lost after Bush’s visit to the region?

Posted by Jooyeon Hahm on Sunday, January 20, 2008, at 4:44 pm. Filed under Middle East. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. You can post a comment or trackback from your blog.

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