Second of all... Israel's hamstringing comes from Israel herself. You do realize that there is a huge gulf in the Knesset over what to do... and the power that Sharon Peres and Ben-Eliazar has counteracts most of what Sharon would do.
Third of all... what could American troops do that Israeli troops can't do?
Fourth of all... Israel still wants peace with the Palestinians. The Palestinian State was brought to the table at Oslo and agreed to by Rabin, Peres, Barak, and yes, even Sharon himself.
Fifth of all... Why has there been a drastic increase in terrorist attackes against Israel... because George Bush, stood up in the House and said... Saddam has got to go.
Sixth of all... You do understand the link between the Infitada and Saddam? You do understand that Benjamin Netanyahu has stated on several occasions that peace will come when Saddam is gone?
Seventh of all... For the first time since Madrid in 1992... Arafat has been cut-off. Yes, he's still in power, but Bush, on June 24th, signed his death slip.
Eighth of all... Have you heard of a little phrase called Pan-Arabism? That's the real enemy here. That's why Saddam attacked Israel during the Gulf War.
Ninth of all... For the first time ever, in public, leaders of Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia have called for Arafat's demise.
Tenth of all... Bush has said he is going after Saddam regardless of what Jordan and Saudi Arabia have counselled.
Eleveneth of all... Britian has joined with Bush in condemning Arafat...
Twelfth of all... even editorials in state run papers have begun to call for Arafat's ouster... in arabic too.
The list could continue... This is a huge ocean liner that is being turned against much resistance...
US troops need to exact a penalty against the PAs just too let them know that we, The United States of America, will not stand by and let american citizens be killed with impunity. Our response should have been immediate and visible. GWB, by his inaction, has said to the PAs that we will do nothing to protect US citizens in the middle east.