U.S. President George W. Bush speaks about U.S. progress in Afghanistan
and about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during a visit to the Albers
Manufacturing Company outside St. Louis, Missouri March 18, 2002.
Israel planned to pull its army out of reoccupied Palestinian areas
Monday in a move that could hasten a cease-fire sought by U.S. Middle
East envoy Anthony Zinni.

REUTERS/Win McNamee