Dean: Sacrifice needed on both sides in Mideast (Says he will send Bill Clinton to ME)

Times Argus ^ | October 18, 2003 | RON VAMPLE The Associated Press

[yonif]

“A majority of the people on both sides of the green line want peace,”

"both sides" support peace?

Poll: Most Palestinians support terror attacks [60%]

Poll: 75% of Palestinians support Haifa restaurant attack

[GulliverSwift]

I feel sorry that Bill would be coming to your house. :-P

[Mr. Mojo]

The Slickster still won't give up on that Nobel Prize.

[freebilly]

Dean: Sacrifice needed on both sides in Mideast (Says he will send Bill Clinton to ME)

Gee, from the title I thought Dean wanted to send Clinton over there to be sacrificed. Imagine my disappointment....

[okie01]

“A majority of the people on both sides of the green line want peace,” he said.

If the Palistinians laid down their arms, there would be peace.

If the Israelis laid down their arms, they would be exterminated.

Dean's mouth is writing checks his butt can't cash, should he ever get the opportunity to lead. Fortunately, he won't ever get that chance.

[Torie]

He said a real opportunity exists to bring peace in the region, but he acknowledged that developing a plan is complicated by “the wall,” referring to Israel’s plans to build a barrier that juts into the West Bank.

I no doubt lack perspicacity, but I see neither any "real opportunity" for peace in the region at present, nor do I see the Wall as impairing but rather fostering peace. Maybe Dean has a point about bitching it juts too far into the West Bank, but then Dean didn't say that, he just bitched about the Wall period per the quote. Thus the "jutting" bit appears to be just spin (perhaps inadvertant) by the "reporter," who is clearly not "fair and balanced as always," either by design or incompetence.

Dean's suggestion that some American personality, be it Clinton or someone else, being interjected into the region, will make much difference, is also well, just naive. What will make a difference, is when both sides (of course, the Palestinians are at the moment so disorganized and disheveled that they really don't have a "side" with which one can do business about anything that will stick) deem it in their best interests to change the status quo. That is not in currently in play either.

What we have here IMO is drivel.

[Dolphy]

An American president brokering such a deal would go a long way toward improving U.S.-Arab relations, Dean told about 200 people on the second day of the Arab American Institute’s National Leadership Conference on Saturday.

Well there is a unique, new, fresh idea. What an idiot.

[Atchafalaya]

45?, 308?. Nah I'll repell him with a bb to the balls!!!!

[Old Student]

But maybe Bill Clinton will stay there? Please?? One good thing the Palestinians could do for us would be to teach him that womanizing is not something he should be doing at his age. ;)

[goodnesswins]

Maybe.....just maybe....Dean has "reasons" for saying he'd send x42 to the Mideast......(Hey, I can dream! Oh, Lord, forgive me.....)

[Paleo Conservative]

Me too.

[SC Swamp Fox]

If the Palistinians laid down their arms, there would be peace.

If the Israelis laid down their arms, they would be exterminated.

That is one of the best summaries I have seen. Well done.

[okie01]

"What we have here IMO is drivel."

What we have here is a lefty pandering for votes and dollars. That he's employing drivel is beside the point.

[ijcr]

X42 wants a legacy not a grave, Howie. Sheesh, they were
only trying to slow him down....this will put them over the edge.

Democrat politics will really get interesting shortly. On the other hand the Republicans should run with this idea.
Especially if they put Albright and Joe Wilson on the negotiating team.

[Agnes Heep]

What we're lacking here in terms of peace is just the right combination of words, which obviously haven't been spoken in the past.

[Paleo Conservative]

What we have here is a lefty pandering for votes and dollars.

That's a pretty bizarre way to pander for money. A large portion of money for DemocRAT candidates comes from Jews.

[blackbart.223]

"Dean spoke on a range of issues, including civil liberties, improving health care and education."

These a$$holes are nothing if not predictable. Dean is spewing the same old meaningless bulls$it we've all heard before.

[Torie]

What we're lacking here in terms of peace is just the right combination of words

LOL. Maybe we need to bring Winston Churcill back from the grave, just to sooth they frayed and hyper sensitive synpases with eloquence, and then peace will emerge. Of course, Churchill was a man of more than just words, although words were his forte. The man was more than a one trick poney.