[LS]

For months I have maintained that Bush (due to his understanding of the Bible) knows there can never be a true "peace" between the Israelis and the Pales. The "road map" was never going to be followed: the Pales were incapable of following it. Bush knew that. He established a set of conditions that the Pales would never meet, then said, "When you meet these conditions, we'll lean on Israel to do x, y, and z."

For Christians, this is somewhat similar to the Law in the Old Testament, given not with the expectation that sinful man would be obedient, but with the knowledge that he would not, and that it would drive him to see his own fallen state.

One reason the Pales seem to get more fanatical with their bombings is that each new agreement only further exposes the Islam they practice as a truly violent religion, and they hate themselves as a result of that awareness.

[Molly Pitcher]

FYI

[Rome2000]

Amin Al Husseini, future President of the World Islamic Congress (1961) and founding father of the Arab League (1944) inspects his Muslim Nazi troops, the Hanzar Division. Amin Al Husseini making the traditional nazi salute.

[SJackson]

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[adam_az]

The "road map" was never going to be followed: the Pales were incapable of following it. Bush knew that. He established a set of conditions that the Pales would never meet, then said, "When you meet these conditions, we'll lean on Israel to do x, y, and z."

I appreciate your perspective, but Bush has been leaning on Israel to go above and beyond for the sake of the Roadmap all along, such as about the security fence which is not mentioned in the Roadmap even though it was planned before the Roadmap was written, as well as on early withdrawls to strengthen abu Mazen. State even threatened to cut Israels foreign aid, while giving millions to the PA terrorists. Bush has been VERY wobbly on this issue!