Reply #27: Bush says U.S. military will defend Israel from Iran

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http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/696486.html

Bush says U.S. military will defend Israel from Iran

By DPA

U.S. President George W. Bush said Monday he would use military force to protect Israel from Iranian threats, but also restated his desire to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program diplomatically.

Bush, in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio, cited comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last year calling for Israel to be wiped off the map.

Iran's "stated objective" to destroy Israel is a "serious threat," Bush said as he marked three years since the start of the war in
Iraq.

"I made it clear - and I'll make it clear again - that we will use military might to protect our ally Israel," he said.