How ridiculous. This was Sharon's plan not Bush's. Bush did not even like the plan at first. There are also crazily different motivations for doing this. The Israeli left could not make the Arabs nice by retreating so now this is their way of getting tough with them. Like the classic old snake oil, retreat works for whatever ails you. Need to be nice, withdraw. Need to get tough, withdraw. The Americans still see this as a sweetener to sweeten the viper hearts of the savages. The only thing for sure is that 8 thousand Jews are getting screwed in the deal the rest is bs.
5.5 million Jews in Israel are getting screwed, not just those 8 thousand Jews in Gaza