Well said, Howard. Judith
>My frustration with Bush's Israel policy grows daily. > >Yesterday, he pretty much ordered Sharon to withdraw from Palestinian >territory. I was shocked when I heard it. It all but assured Sharon would >not withdraw. It would be political suicide within his own country to >withdraw and appear that he is obeying orders issued from Washington. It >would also make him appear weak to his Arab enemies. And finally, when he >doesn't withdraw, it makes Bush look weak because Israel won't listen to >him. > >Bush's policy is also full of contradictions. Either Arafat is a liar and >can't be dealt with or he is a head of state who can make deals he can >honor. He can't be both, but while we call him a liar, we talk about >brokering a peace deal. > >I listen to Bush and I listen to Powell and I listen to 99 percent of the >commentators on TV and I think none of these people really understand the >situation in the Mid East. They talk about Israel withdrawing and engaging >in the "peace process" as if there was any realistic hope of peace, as if >we're dealing with two rational group of people who want peace but just >don't know how to get there. > >Palestinian leaders don't want peace. The majority of the Arab world doesn't >want peace. The only thing they want is the total destruction of Israel. I >think that is a hard concept for many people to come to grips with because >they just don't want to believe that another country's foreign policy, >especially countries that are supposedly allies with the US, could be >predicated entirely on racial hatred. But it is. This whole conflict, dating >back to the 1940s is all about anti-Semitism. The Arabs purposely created a >situation of endless turmoil (but forcing a situation whereby Palestinians >were locked in refugee camps) because it puts endless pressure on Israel. > >As far as I can tell, there is one person on the world stage who has a >clear-headed view of the situation and that is Ariel Sharon. He understands >that he must press his own war on terrorism if he is to have any hope of >creating a safe and secure homeland for his people. There can be no peace >process when one side is passionately committed to the total destruction of >the other and is not beyond lies, deceit and any act of evil that promotes >its cause. As Sharon said today, "Yasir Arafat and the Palestinian Authority >have no intention of respecting any accord." > >It's time to stop pretending we can be friends with the Arab states that >support Palestine and oppose Israel. Bush should step aside and let Sharon >do what he's got to do. > >H. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
