> At 10:07 PM 2/27/2003 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Bush didn't try to get Israel to commit suicide and > > he didn't try to get Arafat to stop using suicide. > > He did nothing and let a bad situation get out of > > hand. The Israeli Palestine conflict worsened our > > relationships with the muslin world. More anger > > towards us feeds the terrorist with money volunteers > > and support.
John D. Giorgis wrote: > > Of course, it is worth noting that Israel and Palestine > had forged a more or less stable, peaceful relationship > until a certain US President tried to get them to do > something, and indeed tried to get them to do it in > time for a US election. The result of this process > was the complete destruction of the peace process as it > then existed, and essentially the return to square one. > > JDG "Doing Something" may be worse than Nothing Maru > Are you trying to say that the situation before Oslo was acceptable? Nobody in the political mainstream at the time would agree with you. Either you're ignoring how bad the situation was (such that the Oslo Peace Accords was viewed as a tremendous breakthrough toward resolving the confilict), or your much more extremely right-wing than I guessed. I'd agree, however, that since 2000, the situation has gotten worse than it was before 1993, and that GWB has contributed to that situation greatly by withdrawing active support from the peace process and through leading by example. While Clinton was in office, both sides could agree that an indepenant, sovereign Palestine was a desireable goal, even if they couldn't agree on very many details. At this point, even that goal is in question. -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
