Politics Of New Bush-Sharon Pact - CBS

[dArKeR]

(CBS) President George W. Bush and Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon took new steps this week that could significantly impact Bush administration policies in the Middle East. Not only will they affect any future Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, they also will make it harder to press some of the western and democratic-type reforms Mr. Bush has been urging on moderate Arab leaders in the region.

Following months of negotiations between senior officials in Jerusalem and Washington, Mr. Bush gave Sharon U.S. backing for much of what the Israeli leader sought on fundamental issues like security, settlements and refugees.

In a White House press conference, the President backed the Prime Minister’s plan to withdraw all Israeli settlers from Gaza (7,500 settlers in 20 settlements) and to uproot a few illegal outposts on the West Bank (500 settlers in 4 locations).

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Ed Abington, a retired American diplomat who once was Consul General in Jerusalem and who now works on behalf of the Palestinian Authority in Washington, said: “Bush has abandoned 35 years of U.S. Middle East policy. He’s adopted the Israeli policy on refugees and borders. He’s fundamentally aligned the U.S. policy with Israel’s position.”

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/16/opinion/diplomatic/main612387.shtml

[kalian]

1. Because shrub is an insane xtian fundie....

who wants the Jews to gain what they want, so that all the insane
xtian fundies will then try to "convert" the Jews and then get their
Rapture... :eyes:

I hope that's the REAL reason....because if not, it would mean...oh,
nevermind.

[number6]

2. sounds like a plan

Bu$h :eyes: :crazy: cause he has Jeebus in his heart