Tyranny presents as great a threat to world peace and stability as terrorism, US President George Bush told the members of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Speaking on the opening day of the annual UN gathering in New York, Bush laid out a moral case to world leaders for supporting "brave young democracies" to prevent the spread of terrorism and the popular discontent that fuels it.
Bush called for the stricter enforcement of sanctions against Iran and North Korea, and again drew the link between tyranny and terror, saying the world must "continue working to deny terrorists refuge anywhere in the world."
"We must not relent until our people are safe against this threat to our civilization," he said. "Instead of treating all forms of government as equally tolerable, we must actively challenge the conditions of tyranny and despair that allow terror and extremists to thrive." More.
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