Week Ending Friday, February 1, 2008

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Author: George W. Bush  | Date: January 26, 2008

Statement on the Situation in Lebanon,
January 26, 2008

I strongly condemn the terrorist bombing in Beirut that killed Lebanese Internal Security Forces Captain Wissam Eid and many other Lebanese. I extend condolences to the families of the innocent Lebanese killed in this brutal attack and hope for a rapid recovery for all those wounded.

This bombing, the latest in a series of terrorist attacks targeting those who are working to secure Lebanon’s independence and sovereignty, is a part of the continuing assault on Lebanon’s institutions. We will not falter in our support for the democratically elected Lebanese Government. We renew our call for the immediate selection of a new President in accordance with Lebanon’s Constitution. We demand that Syria, Iran, and their allies end their interference in and obstruction of Lebanon’s political process.

The Lebanese people should be able to enjoy security and liberty without the threat of terrorism, violence, and foreign intimidation. I appreciate the U.N.’s efforts to rapidly stand up the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which will hold accountable those who are responsible for this systematic campaign of murder and intimidation. I urge Lebanon’s friends and allies to commit immediately the remaining funds required for the tribunal to commence its work.

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Chicago: George W. Bush, "Statement on the Situation in Lebanon, January 26, 2008," Week Ending Friday, February 1, 2008 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 1, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:114 Original Sources, accessed April 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3Z62X5E5QLQRQ3T.

MLA: Bush, George W. "Statement on the Situation in Lebanon, January 26, 2008." Week Ending Friday, February 1, 2008, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 1, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:114, Original Sources. 19 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3Z62X5E5QLQRQ3T.

Harvard: Bush, GW, 'Statement on the Situation in Lebanon, January 26, 2008' in Week Ending Friday, February 1, 2008. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 1, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:114. Original Sources, retrieved 19 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3Z62X5E5QLQRQ3T.