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WASHINGTON*–*President George W. Bush is expected this week to sign into law a bill that officially binds Washington to engage into a long-term economic and political partnership with its key Muslim allies.
****The bill, called the Sept. 11th Recommendations Implementation Act, was passed by Congress last week, and with Bush’s signature it will become a law.
****The Sept. 11 Act also suggests various proposals for improving America’s image in the Islamic world and for helping its Muslim allies combat internal extremism.
****The bill calls on Bush to submit a report within 90 days with a strategy for addressing and eliminating terrorist sanctuaries.
****Although the bills for promoting U.S. interests in the entire Muslim world - from the Far East to North Africa - the emphasis on the U.S. interaction with three key allies, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
****In the war against terror, so far Afghanistan is the only success story for the Bush administration. Despite initial problems, and contrary to the predictions of the doomsday pundits, the United States and its allies succeeded in holding Afghanistan’s first-ever direct elections.
****In the elections, the Afghans not only showed an unprecedented support for democracy but also endorsed Hamid Karzai, a close U.S. ally, as their first popularly elected president.
wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20041215-122447-9777r
****The bill, called the Sept. 11th Recommendations Implementation Act, was passed by Congress last week, and with Bush’s signature it will become a law.
****The Sept. 11 Act also suggests various proposals for improving America’s image in the Islamic world and for helping its Muslim allies combat internal extremism.
****The bill calls on Bush to submit a report within 90 days with a strategy for addressing and eliminating terrorist sanctuaries.
****Although the bills for promoting U.S. interests in the entire Muslim world - from the Far East to North Africa - the emphasis on the U.S. interaction with three key allies, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
****In the war against terror, so far Afghanistan is the only success story for the Bush administration. Despite initial problems, and contrary to the predictions of the doomsday pundits, the United States and its allies succeeded in holding Afghanistan’s first-ever direct elections.
****In the elections, the Afghans not only showed an unprecedented support for democracy but also endorsed Hamid Karzai, a close U.S. ally, as their first popularly elected president.
wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20041215-122447-9777r
