Rice defends Middle East legacy
 Ms Rice said the US had helped advance the cause of freedom
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told the BBC she believes the Middle East is a better place for the policies of President George W Bush.
Asked to assess the outgoing US administration’s legacy, she said she was especially proud of the situation in the Palestinian territories.
She insisted that what she called a US-inspired “freedom agenda” had taken hold in the Middle East.
Ms Rice also said Iraq had become a “good Arab friend” of America.