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Bush asks world to support Mideast democracy
HIGHLIGHTS: Bush: Fighting extremism "calling of our generation"
• Bush says "time is of the essence" for Iran to suspend nuclear activities
• President Bush to showcase what he sees as success of "freedom agenda"
• Bush uses United Nations speech to request support for Mideast democracy
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- President Bush challenged world leaders to do more to build democracy in the Middle East in an address at the United Nations on Tuesday.
Bush used a noontime speech to the General Assembly to ask U.N. members for help in fighting extremism in the Middle East.
Following up on a speech he made last week on the five-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Bush said the "calling of our generation" is the fight between extremism and the "peaceful majority."
The American president cited electoral advances across the Mideast as proof that democracy is advancing in the region and said the lack of reform seen in the past decades fertilized extremism.
Bush said people who have hope for a future "are less likely to blow themselves up in suicide attacks" and asked Muslim nations to support democratic reforms in the Middle East.
In August, Ahmadinejad challenged Bush to participate in a "direct television debate with us," so Iran can voice its point of view on how to end problems in the world. The White House called the offer a "diversion" from international concerns over Iran's nuclear program, Reuters reported.
On Friday, when asked if he would meet with Ahmadinejad, Bush said, "No, I'm not going to meet with him. I have made it clear to the Iranian regime that we will sit down with the Iranians once they verifiably suspend their enrichment program, and I meant what I said."
In the Time interview, Ahmadinejad said that the Bush administration must "change its behavior, and then everything will be solved.
"It was the U.S. which broke up relations with us. We didn't take that position. And then they should make up for it," Ahmadinejad told Time. More on the story
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North Korea has WMD's and they have shown them and tested them for the world to see yet the Gerbil says nothing. His concern is Iran and Syria thinking about weapons. The world leaders saw how the US invaded Iraq based on lies and now no one will believe the liar George W. Bush. Notice France isn't interested in supporting Bush. Look for other countries to turn their back on the US. I remember that Bush gave Israel weapons to attack Lebanon. Oh yes Bush gave India and Pakistan blue prints to develop weapons. Now is there something wrong with that picture. Iran can't have weapons because they might attack Israel but Israel can have weapons given to them by the US to attack Iran. Looks like President Ahmadinejad is right to protect his country from the axis of evil aka Bush.
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